diff --git a/addons/web/controllers/main.py b/addons/web/controllers/main.py
index a7a5625afe9..948dc4e1493 100644
--- a/addons/web/controllers/main.py
+++ b/addons/web/controllers/main.py
@@ -1055,21 +1055,17 @@ class DataSet(http.Controller):
         """
         Model = request.session.model(model)
 
-        ids = Model.search(domain, offset or 0, limit or False, sort or False,
+        records = Model.search_read(domain, fields, offset or 0, limit or False, sort or False,
                            request.context)
-        if limit and len(ids) == limit:
+        if not records:
+            return {
+                'length': 0,
+                'records': []
+            }
+        if limit and len(records) == limit:
             length = Model.search_count(domain, request.context)
         else:
-            length = len(ids) + (offset or 0)
-        if fields and fields == ['id']:
-            # shortcut read if we only want the ids
-            return {
-                'length': length,
-                'records': [{'id': id} for id in ids]
-            }
-
-        records = Model.read(ids, fields or False, request.context)
-        records.sort(key=lambda obj: ids.index(obj['id']))
+            length = len(records) + (offset or 0)
         return {
             'length': length,
             'records': records
diff --git a/addons/web/tests/__init__.py b/addons/web/tests/__init__.py
index d7abb8e5a8c..b1196a50c20 100644
--- a/addons/web/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/addons/web/tests/__init__.py
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from . import test_dataset, test_menu, test_serving_base, test_js
+from . import test_menu, test_serving_base, test_js
 
 fast_suite = []
 checks = [
-    test_dataset,
     test_menu,
     test_serving_base,
 ]
diff --git a/addons/web/tests/test_dataset.py b/addons/web/tests/test_dataset.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e89fadb13a7..00000000000
--- a/addons/web/tests/test_dataset.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from . import common
-
-import openerp.addons.web.controllers.main
-from openerp.http import request as req
-
-class TestDataSetController(common.MockRequestCase):
-    def setUp(self):
-        super(TestDataSetController, self).setUp()
-        self.dataset = openerp.addons.web.controllers.main.DataSet()
-        self.read = req.session.model().read
-        self.search = req.session.model().search
-
-    def test_empty_find(self):
-        self.search.return_value = []
-        self.read.return_value = []
-
-        self.assertEqual(
-            self.dataset.do_search_read('fake.model'),
-            {'records': [], 'length': 0})
-        self.read.assert_called_once_with(
-            [], False, req.context)
-
-    def test_regular_find(self):
-        self.search.return_value = [1, 2, 3]
-
-        self.dataset.do_search_read('fake.model')
-        self.read.assert_called_once_with(
-            [1, 2, 3], False, req.context)
-
-    def test_ids_shortcut(self):
-        self.search.return_value = [1, 2, 3]
-        self.read.return_value = [
-            {'id': 1, 'name': 'foo'},
-            {'id': 2, 'name': 'bar'},
-            {'id': 3, 'name': 'qux'}
-        ]
-
-        self.assertEqual(
-            self.dataset.do_search_read('fake.model', ['id']),
-            {'records': [{'id': 1}, {'id': 2}, {'id': 3}], 'length': 3})
-        self.assertFalse(self.read.called)