diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_model.py b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_model.py
index 014d6948683..5021c607d8e 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_model.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_model.py
@@ -918,16 +918,12 @@ class ir_model_data(osv.osv):
             raise ValueError('Not enough access rights on the external ID: %s.%s' % (module, xml_id))
         return model, False
 
-    def get_object(self, cr, uid, module, xml_id, context=None, raise_exception=True):
+    def get_object(self, cr, uid, module, xml_id, context=None):
         """ Returns a browsable record for the given module name and xml_id.
             If not found, raise a ValueError or return a browse_null, depending
             on the value of `raise_exception`.
-
-            :param raise_exception: when true, check whether record exists and
-                raise a ValueError if it does not; otherwise return a browse_null
-                or non-existing record.
         """
-        return self.xmlid_to_object(cr, uid, "%s.%s" % (module, xml_id), raise_if_not_found=raise_exception, context=context)
+        return self.xmlid_to_object(cr, uid, "%s.%s" % (module, xml_id), raise_if_not_found=True, context=context)
 
     def _update_dummy(self,cr, uid, model, module, xml_id=False, store=True):
         if not xml_id:
diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_users.py b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_users.py
index 9201b11114f..ad017381409 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_users.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_users.py
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ class groups_view(osv.osv):
         # and introduces the reified group fields
         # we have to try-catch this, because at first init the view does not exist
         # but we are already creating some basic groups
-        view = self.pool['ir.model.data'].get_object(cr, SUPERUSER_ID, 'base', 'user_groups_view', context=context, raise_exception=False)
+        view = self.pool['ir.model.data'].xmlid_to_object(cr, SUPERUSER_ID, 'base.user_groups_view', context=context)
         if view and view.exists() and view._table_name == 'ir.ui.view':
             xml1, xml2 = [], []
             xml1.append(E.separator(string=_('Application'), colspan="4"))