diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/search.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/search.js
index b403dab95db..6810cfd35fa 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/search.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/search.js
@@ -785,22 +785,6 @@ instance.web.SearchView = instance.web.Widget.extend(/** @lends instance.web.Sea
         }
         return this.trigger('data_search', search.domains, search.contexts, search.groupbys);
     },
-    /**
-     * Triggered after the SearchView has collected all relevant domains and
-     * contexts.
-     *
-     * It is provided with an Array of domains and an Array of contexts, which
-     * may or may not be evaluated (each item can be either a valid domain or
-     * context, or a string to evaluate in order in the sequence)
-     *
-     * It is also passed an array of contexts used for group_by (they are in
-     * the correct order for group_by evaluation, which contexts may not be)
-     *
-     * @event
-     * @param {Array} domains an array of literal domains or domain references
-     * @param {Array} contexts an array of literal contexts or context refs
-     * @param {Array} groupbys ordered contexts which may or may not have group_by keys
-     */
     /**
      * Triggered after a validation error in the SearchView fields.
      *
diff --git a/addons/web/static/test/search.js b/addons/web/static/test/search.js
index 6dc37f31d08..7c6556da363 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/test/search.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/test/search.js
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
             }
         });
         var ds, cs, gs;
-        view.on_search.add(function (d, c, g) {
+        view.on('data_search', this, function (d, c, g) {
             ds = d, cs = c, gs = g;
         });
         view.appendTo($fix)
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
             }
         }, {dummy: 42});
         var ds, cs, gs;
-        view.on_search.add(function (d, c, g) {
+        view.on('data_search', this, function (d, c, g) {
             ds = d, cs = c, gs = g;
         });
         view.appendTo($fix)
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
             }
         }, {dummy: 42});
         var ds;
-        view.on_search.add(function (d) { ds = d; });
+        view.on('data_search', this, function (d) { ds = d; });
         view.appendTo($fix)
             .always(start)
             .fail(function (error) { ok(false, error.message); })
diff --git a/addons/web_hello/static/openerp/base_hello.js b/addons/web_hello/static/openerp/base_hello.js
index a74b8ef8f2f..7bfbf7b78e8 100644
--- a/addons/web_hello/static/openerp/base_hello.js
+++ b/addons/web_hello/static/openerp/base_hello.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ openerp.web_hello = function(instance) {
 instance.web.SearchView = instance.web.SearchView.extend({
     init:function() {
         this._super.apply(this,arguments);
-        this.on_search.add(function(){console.log('hello');});
+        this.on('data_search', this, function(){console.log('hello');});
     }
 });