diff --git a/addons/web/__openerp__.py b/addons/web/__openerp__.py
index 4051e607e21..9e8e258dedc 100644
--- a/addons/web/__openerp__.py
+++ b/addons/web/__openerp__.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
         "static/lib/jquery.form/jquery.form.js",
         "static/lib/jquery.validate/jquery.validate.js",
         "static/lib/jquery.ba-bbq/jquery.ba-bbq.js",
-        "static/lib/spinjs/spin.js",
         "static/lib/jquery.blockUI/jquery.blockUI.js",
         "static/lib/jquery.ui/js/jquery-ui-1.8.17.custom.min.js",
         "static/lib/jquery.ui.timepicker/js/jquery-ui-timepicker-addon.js",
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/img/throbber.gif b/addons/web/static/src/img/throbber.gif
index ded8d36d486..7ab8346ce09 100644
Binary files a/addons/web/static/src/img/throbber.gif and b/addons/web/static/src/img/throbber.gif differ
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/coresetup.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/coresetup.js
index 24441dc509f..9d365a0a2b3 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/coresetup.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/coresetup.js
@@ -550,38 +550,14 @@ $.async_when = function() {
 /** Setup blockui */
 if ($.blockUI) {
     $.blockUI.defaults.baseZ = 1100;
-    $.blockUI.defaults.message = '<div class="oe_blockui_spin" style="height: 50px">';
+    $.blockUI.defaults.message = '<img src="/web/static/src/img/throbber.gif">';
     $.blockUI.defaults.css.border = '0';
     $.blockUI.defaults.css["background-color"] = '';
-    $.blockUI.spinners = [];
 }
 instance.web.blockUI = function() {
-    var tmp = $.blockUI.apply($, arguments);
-    var target = $(".oe_blockui_spin")[0];
-    var opts = {
-      lines: 13, // The number of lines to draw
-      length: 7, // The length of each line
-      width: 4, // The line thickness
-      radius: 10, // The radius of the inner circle
-      rotate: 0, // The rotation offset
-      color: '#FFF', // #rgb or #rrggbb
-      speed: 1, // Rounds per second
-      trail: 60, // Afterglow percentage
-      shadow: false, // Whether to render a shadow
-      hwaccel: false, // Whether to use hardware acceleration
-      className: 'spinner', // The CSS class to assign to the spinner
-      zIndex: 2e9, // The z-index (defaults to 2000000000)
-      top: 'auto', // Top position relative to parent in px
-      left: 'auto' // Left position relative to parent in px
-    };
-    var spinner = new Spinner(opts).spin(target);
-    $.blockUI.spinners.push(spinner);
-    return tmp;
+    $.blockUI.apply($, arguments);
 }
 instance.web.unblockUI = function() {
-    _.each($.blockUI.spinners, function(el) {
-        el.stop();
-    });
     return $.unblockUI.apply($, arguments);
 }