diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
index dc6c4d0f0b3..506e0f199fe 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ instance.web.FormView = instance.web.View.extend(instance.web.form.FieldManagerM
 
         this.$buttons = $(QWeb.render("FormView.buttons", {'widget':self}));
         if (this.options.$buttons) {
-            this.options.$buttons.children().remove();
             this.$buttons.appendTo(this.options.$buttons);
         } else {
             this.$el.find('.oe_form_buttons').replaceWith(this.$buttons);
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
index 2a5e1c4587e..103ad7a2661 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
@@ -300,7 +300,6 @@ instance.web.ActionManager = instance.web.Widget.extend({
                 this.dialog_widget.destroy();
             if (this.dialog === null || this.dialog.isDestroyed()) {
                 this.dialog = new instance.web.Dialog(this, {
-                    buttons: {"Close": function() {$(this).dialog("close")}},
                     dialogClass: executor.klass,
                 });
                 this.dialog.on("closing", null, options.on_close);