diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_model.py b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_model.py
index 089eefbb6a0..4bb279f3beb 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_model.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_model.py
@@ -878,11 +878,18 @@ class ir_model_data(osv.osv):
             id = False
         return id
 
+    def clear_caches(self):
+        """ Clears all orm caches on the object's methods
+
+        :returns: itself
+        """
+        self._get_id.clear_cache(self)
+        self.get_object_reference.clear_cache(self)
+        return self
 
     def unlink(self, cr, uid, ids, context=None):
         """ Regular unlink method, but make sure to clear the caches. """
-        self._get_id.clear_cache(self)
-        self.get_object_reference.clear_cache(self)
+        self.clear_caches()
         return super(ir_model_data,self).unlink(cr, uid, ids, context=context)
 
     def _update(self,cr, uid, model, module, values, xml_id=False, store=True, noupdate=False, mode='init', res_id=False, context=None):
diff --git a/openerp/osv/orm.py b/openerp/osv/orm.py
index ae0eb0f8bff..e7ad9cad65c 100644
--- a/openerp/osv/orm.py
+++ b/openerp/osv/orm.py
@@ -1325,7 +1325,8 @@ class BaseModel(object):
         messages = []
 
         fields = map(fix_import_export_id_paths, fields)
-        ModelData = self.pool['ir.model.data']
+        ModelData = self.pool['ir.model.data'].clear_caches()
+
         fg = self.fields_get(cr, uid, context=context)
 
         mode = 'init'