diff --git a/addons/crm/models/crm_lead.py b/addons/crm/models/crm_lead.py
index c50b2ed9b1f..8ca20f7a84b 100644
--- a/addons/crm/models/crm_lead.py
+++ b/addons/crm/models/crm_lead.py
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ class Lead(models.Model):
         return True
 
     @api.multi
-    def _lead_create_contact(self, name, is_company, parent_id=False):
+    def _create_lead_partner_data(self, name, is_company, parent_id=False):
         """ extract data from lead to create a partner
             :param name : furtur name of the partner
             :param is_company : True if the partner is a company
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ class Lead(models.Model):
             :returns res.partner record
         """
         email_split = tools.email_split(self.email_from)
-        values = {
+        return {
             'name': name,
             'user_id': self.user_id.id,
             'comment': self.description,
@@ -705,30 +705,30 @@ class Lead(models.Model):
             'is_company': is_company,
             'type': 'contact'
         }
-        return self.env['res.partner'].create(values)
 
     @api.multi
     def _create_lead_partner(self):
         """ Create a partner from lead data
             :returns res.partner record
         """
+        Partner = self.env['res.partner']
         contact_name = self.contact_name
         if not contact_name:
-            contact_name = self.env['res.partner']._parse_partner_name(self.email_from)[0] if self.email_from else False
+            contact_name = Partner._parse_partner_name(self.email_from)[0] if self.email_from else False
 
         if self.partner_name:
-            partner_company = self._lead_create_contact(self.partner_name, True)
+            partner_company = Partner.create(self._create_lead_partner_data(self.partner_name, True))
         elif self.partner_id:
             partner_company = self.partner_id
         else:
             partner_company = None
 
         if contact_name:
-            return self._lead_create_contact(contact_name, False, partner_company.id if partner_company else False)
+            return Partner.create(self._create_lead_partner_data(contact_name, False, partner_company.id if partner_company else False))
 
         if partner_company:
             return partner_company
-        return self._lead_create_contact(self.name, False)
+        return Partner.create(self._create_lead_partner_data(self.name, False))
 
     @api.multi
     def handle_partner_assignation(self,  action='create', partner_id=False):