diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
index 1b104e972d0..9bb549b9747 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
@@ -669,8 +669,11 @@ instance.web.FormView = instance.web.View.extend(instance.web.form.FieldManagerM
             for (var i = 0; i < fields_order.length; i += 1) {
                 var field = this.fields[fields_order[i]];
                 if (!field.get('effective_invisible') && !field.get('effective_readonly')) {
+                    console.log("trying to focus ", field.name, field);
                     if (field.focus() !== false) {
+                        console.log("----------------- YIPEEEEEEEE");
                         break;
+                    } else {
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -1976,14 +1979,7 @@ instance.web.form.AbstractField = instance.web.form.FormWidget.extend(instance.w
         }
     },
     focus: function() {
-    },
-    /**
-     * Utility method to focus an element, but only after a small amount of time.
-     */
-    delay_focus: function($elem) {
-        setTimeout(function() {
-            $elem[0].focus();
-        }, 50);
+        return false;
     },
     /**
      * Utility method to get the widget options defined in the field xml description.
@@ -2082,7 +2078,7 @@ instance.web.form.FieldChar = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend(instance.we
         return this.get('value') === '' || this._super();
     },
     focus: function() {
-        this.$element.find('input:first')[0].focus();
+        this.$element.find('input:first').focus();
     }
 });
 
@@ -2302,8 +2298,9 @@ instance.web.form.FieldDatetime = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend(instanc
         return this.get('value') === '' || this._super();
     },
     focus: function() {
-        if (this.datewidget && this.datewidget.$input)
-            this.delay_focus(this.datewidget.$input);
+        if (this.datewidget && this.datewidget.$input) {
+            this.datewidget.$input.focus();
+        }
     }
 });
 
@@ -2358,7 +2355,7 @@ instance.web.form.FieldText = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend(instance.we
         return this.get('value') === '' || this._super();
     },
     focus: function($element) {
-        this.delay_focus(this.$textarea);
+        this.$textarea.focus();
     },
     do_resize: function(max_height) {
         max_height = parseInt(max_height, 10);
@@ -2451,7 +2448,7 @@ instance.web.form.FieldBoolean = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend({
         this.$checkbox[0].checked = value_;
     },
     focus: function() {
-        this.delay_focus(this.$checkbox);
+        this.$checkbox.focus();
     }
 });
 
@@ -2543,7 +2540,7 @@ instance.web.form.FieldSelection = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend(instan
         return !! value_;
     },
     focus: function() {
-        this.delay_focus(this.$element.find('select:first'));
+        this.$element.find('select:first').focus();
     }
 });
 
@@ -2933,7 +2930,7 @@ instance.web.form.FieldMany2One = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend(instanc
         return ! this.get("value");
     },
     focus: function () {
-        this.delay_focus(this.$input);
+        this.$input.focus();
     }
 });
 
@@ -4691,9 +4688,6 @@ instance.web.form.FieldStatus = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend({
             elem.css("color", color);
         }
     },
-    focus: function() {
-        return false;
-    },
 });
 
 /**