diff --git a/addons/web/controllers/main.py b/addons/web/controllers/main.py
index f2101b27fd3..5bf31d341ac 100644
--- a/addons/web/controllers/main.py
+++ b/addons/web/controllers/main.py
@@ -1088,16 +1088,7 @@ class Menu(http.Controller):
         """
         s = request.session
         Menus = s.model('ir.ui.menu')
-        # If a menu action is defined use its domain to get the root menu items
-        user_menu_id = s.model('res.users').read([s.uid], ['menu_id'],
-                                                 request.context)[0]['menu_id']
-
         menu_domain = [('parent_id', '=', False)]
-        if user_menu_id:
-            domain_string = s.model('ir.actions.act_window').read(
-                [user_menu_id[0]], ['domain'],request.context)[0]['domain']
-            if domain_string:
-                menu_domain = ast.literal_eval(domain_string)
 
         return Menus.search(menu_domain, 0, False, False, request.context)
 
diff --git a/addons/web/tests/test_menu.py b/addons/web/tests/test_menu.py
index fb9337a589b..0978a7093ad 100644
--- a/addons/web/tests/test_menu.py
+++ b/addons/web/tests/test_menu.py
@@ -28,9 +28,7 @@ class LoadTest(common.MockRequestCase):
 
         self.MockMenus = model('ir.ui.menu')
         # Mock the absence of custom menu
-        model('res.users').read.return_value = [{
-            'menu_id': False
-        }]
+        model('res.users').read.return_value = []
 
     def tearDown(self):
         del self.MockMenus