diff --git a/addons/web/controllers/main.py b/addons/web/controllers/main.py
index 8068748f72d..42e242b79c3 100644
--- a/addons/web/controllers/main.py
+++ b/addons/web/controllers/main.py
@@ -1002,8 +1002,8 @@ class Menu(openerpweb.Controller):
     _cp_path = "/web/menu"
 
     @openerpweb.jsonrequest
-    def load(self, req):
-        return {'data': self.do_load(req)}
+    def load(self, req, menu_id=None):
+        return {'data': self.do_load(req=req, menu_id=menu_id)}
 
     @openerpweb.jsonrequest
     def get_user_roots(self, req):
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ class Menu(openerpweb.Controller):
 
         return Menus.search(menu_domain, 0, False, False, context)
 
-    def do_load(self, req):
+    def do_load(self, req, menu_id=None):
         """ Loads all menu items (all applications and their sub-menus).
 
         :param req: A request object, with an OpenERP session attribute
@@ -1047,9 +1047,9 @@ class Menu(openerpweb.Controller):
 
         # menus are loaded fully unlike a regular tree view, cause there are a
         # limited number of items (752 when all 6.1 addons are installed)
-        if req.context and 'default_menu' in req.context and int(req.context['default_menu']):
+        if menu_id:
             # for load only one sub menu
-            menu_ids = Menus.search([['id', 'child_of', req.context['default_menu']]], 0, False, False, context)
+            menu_ids = Menus.search([['id', 'child_of', menu_id]], 0, False, False, context)
         else:
             menu_ids = Menus.search([], 0, False, False, context)
         menu_items = Menus.read(menu_ids, ['name', 'sequence', 'parent_id', 'action', 'needaction_enabled', 'needaction_counter'], context)
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
index 093368dc6ff..69dafa08c02 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
@@ -708,17 +708,9 @@ instance.web.Menu =  instance.web.Widget.extend({
         this.$secondary_menus.on('click', 'a[data-menu]', this.on_menu_click);
         return this.do_reload();
     },
-    do_reload: function(id) {
+    do_reload: function() {
         var self = this;
-        return this.rpc("/web/menu/load", id ? {'context': {'default_menu': id}} : {}).done(function(r) {
-            if (id) {
-                _.each(self.data.data.children, function (val) {
-                    if (val.id == id) {
-                        val.children = _.find(r.data.children, function (r_val) {return r_val.id == id;}).children;
-                    }
-                });
-                var r = self.data;
-            }
+        return this.rpc("/web/menu/load", {}).done(function(r) {
             self.menu_loaded(r);
         });
     },