diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_model.py b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_model.py
index 5ce50370c77..794c419dafd 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_model.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_model.py
@@ -303,10 +303,10 @@ class ir_model_fields(osv.osv):
 
         # static table of properties
         model_props = [ # (our-name, fields.prop, set_fn)
-            ('field_description', 'string', lambda a: a),
+            ('field_description', 'string', str),
             ('required', 'required', bool),
             ('readonly', 'readonly', bool),
-            ('domain', '_domain', lambda a: a),
+            ('domain', '_domain', eval),
             ('size', 'size', int),
             ('on_delete', 'ondelete', str),
             ('translate', 'translate', bool),
diff --git a/openerp/osv/orm.py b/openerp/osv/orm.py
index 9ecf547969f..b60d9547869 100644
--- a/openerp/osv/orm.py
+++ b/openerp/osv/orm.py
@@ -2818,7 +2818,7 @@ class orm(orm_template):
                     'string': field['field_description'],
                     'required': bool(field['required']),
                     'readonly': bool(field['readonly']),
-                    'domain': field['domain'] or None,
+                    'domain': eval(field['domain']) if field['domain'] else None,
                     'size': field['size'],
                     'ondelete': field['on_delete'],
                     'translate': (field['translate']),