diff --git a/addons/web/controllers/main.py b/addons/web/controllers/main.py
index e81a4459de5..32bee4f1c6e 100644
--- a/addons/web/controllers/main.py
+++ b/addons/web/controllers/main.py
@@ -1433,8 +1433,6 @@ class Export(View):
             if import_compat:
                 if exclude and field_name in exclude:
                     continue
-                if 'function' in field:
-                    continue
                 if field.get('readonly'):
                     # If none of the field's states unsets readonly, skip the field
                     if all(dict(attrs).get('readonly', True)
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/data_import.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/data_import.js
index 18870ca2157..4bcdd4dd1df 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/data_import.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/data_import.js
@@ -109,9 +109,10 @@ openerp.web.DataImport = openerp.web.Dialog.extend({
         _(fields).each(function (field, field_name) {
             // Ignore spec for id field
             // Don't import function fields (function and related)
-            if (field_name === 'id' || 'function' in field) {
+            if (field_name === 'id' || field.readonly) {
                 return;
             }
+
             var f = {
                 id: field_name,
                 name: field_name,