diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/tests/test_base.py b/openerp/addons/base/tests/test_base.py
index a7df2a5bb27..1ca66f57943 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/tests/test_base.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/tests/test_base.py
@@ -340,10 +340,10 @@ class test_translation(common.TransactionCase):
         self.new_fr_cat_id = self.res_category.copy(cr, uid, self.cat_id, default={'name': 'Clients (copie)'}, context={'lang':'fr_FR'})
 
         no_context_cat = self.res_category.browse(cr, uid, self.new_fr_cat_id)
-        self.assertEqual(no_context_cat.name, 'Clients (copie)', "Duplication with default value not applied")
+        self.assertEqual(no_context_cat.name, 'Customers', "Duplication erased original untranslated value")
 
         fr_context_cat = self.res_category.browse(cr, uid, self.new_fr_cat_id, context={'lang':'fr_FR'})
-        self.assertEqual(fr_context_cat.name, 'Clients', "Did not found translation for initial value")
+        self.assertEqual(fr_context_cat.name, 'Clients (copie)', "Did not used default value for translated value")
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/openerp/osv/orm.py b/openerp/osv/orm.py
index 1a81a18bbd8..019683905e9 100644
--- a/openerp/osv/orm.py
+++ b/openerp/osv/orm.py
@@ -4930,10 +4930,7 @@ class BaseModel(object):
                 else:
                     default['state'] = self._defaults['state']
 
-        context_wo_lang = context.copy()
-        if 'lang' in context:
-            del context_wo_lang['lang']
-        data = self.read(cr, uid, [id,], context=context_wo_lang)
+        data = self.read(cr, uid, [id,], context=context)
         if data:
             data = data[0]
         else: