diff --git a/addons/web_graph/static/src/css/graph.css b/addons/web_graph/static/src/css/graph.css
index 7b3e289e548..764fcdca209 100644
--- a/addons/web_graph/static/src/css/graph.css
+++ b/addons/web_graph/static/src/css/graph.css
@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@
     text-align: right;
 }
 
-.graph_main_content .oe_view_nocontent_create:before {
-  background-image: none !important;
-} 
-
 td.graph_border {
 	background-color: rgb(227, 227, 227);
 	text-align: left;
diff --git a/addons/web_graph/static/src/js/graph.js b/addons/web_graph/static/src/js/graph.js
index 18432d9fa61..b56a2cde7a3 100644
--- a/addons/web_graph/static/src/js/graph.js
+++ b/addons/web_graph/static/src/js/graph.js
@@ -283,8 +283,6 @@ instance.web_graph.Graph = instance.web.Widget.extend({
         }
         if (this.pivot.no_data) {
             this.$('.graph_main_content').append($(QWeb.render('graph_no_data')));
-            // var msg = 'No data available. Try to remove any filter or add some data.';
-            // this.table.append($('<tr><td>' + msg + '</td></tr>'));
         } else {
             var table_modes = ['pivot', 'heatmap', 'row_heatmap', 'col_heatmap'];
             if (_.contains(table_modes, this.mode)) {
diff --git a/addons/web_graph/static/src/xml/web_graph.xml b/addons/web_graph/static/src/xml/web_graph.xml
index 8c1791d80d5..262e0df4c96 100644
--- a/addons/web_graph/static/src/xml/web_graph.xml
+++ b/addons/web_graph/static/src/xml/web_graph.xml
@@ -53,12 +53,12 @@
     </div>
 
     <div t-name="graph_no_data" class="oe_view_nocontent" >
-        <p class="oe_view_nocontent_create">
-                No data to display.
-        </p>
-        <p>
-                No data are available.  Try to add some records, or make sure
-                that there is no active filter in the search bar.
-        </p>
+        <div class="oe_empty_custom_dashboard">
+            <p><b>No data to display.</b></p>
+            <p>
+                    No data are available.  Try to add some records, or make sure
+                    that there is no active filter in the search bar.
+            </p>
+        </div>
     </div>
 </templates>