diff --git a/addons/web/controllers/main.py b/addons/web/controllers/main.py
index 33c51bc2f93..a41663ceec2 100644
--- a/addons/web/controllers/main.py
+++ b/addons/web/controllers/main.py
@@ -357,13 +357,8 @@ class Database(openerpweb.Controller):
         dbs = [i for i in dbs if re.match(r, i)]
         return {"db_list": dbs}
 
-    @openerpweb.jsonrequest
-    def progress(self, req, password, id):
-        return req.session.proxy('db').get_progress(password, id)
-
     @openerpweb.jsonrequest
     def create(self, req, fields):
-
         params = dict(map(operator.itemgetter('name', 'value'), fields))
         create_attrs = (
             params['super_admin_pwd'],
@@ -373,17 +368,7 @@ class Database(openerpweb.Controller):
             params['create_admin_pwd']
         )
 
-        try:
-            return req.session.proxy("db").create(*create_attrs)
-        except xmlrpclib.Fault, e:
-            if e.faultCode and isinstance(e.faultCode, str)\
-                and e.faultCode.split(':')[0] == 'AccessDenied':
-                    return {'error': e.faultCode, 'title': 'Database creation error'}
-            return {
-                'error': "Could not create database '%s': %s" % (
-                    params['db_name'], e.faultString),
-                'title': 'Database creation error'
-            }
+        return req.session.proxy("db").create_database(*create_attrs)
 
     @openerpweb.jsonrequest
     def drop(self, req, fields):
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
index 132cc3b5851..8217d0184d1 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
@@ -344,44 +344,6 @@ openerp.web.Database = openerp.web.OldWidget.extend(/** @lends openerp.web.Datab
         });
         return result;
     },
-    /**
-     * Waits until the new database is done creating, then unblocks the UI and
-     * logs the user in as admin
-     *
-     * @param {Number} db_creation_id identifier for the db-creation operation, used to fetch the current installation progress
-     * @param {Object} info info fields for this database creation
-     * @param {String} info.db name of the database being created
-     * @param {String} info.password super-admin password for the database
-     */
-    wait_for_newdb: function (db_creation_id, info) {
-        var self = this;
-        self.rpc('/web/database/progress', {
-            id: db_creation_id,
-            password: info.password
-        }, function (result) {
-            var progress = result[0];
-            // I'd display a progress bar, but turns out the progress status
-            // the server report kind-of blows goats: it's at 0 for ~75% of
-            // the installation, then jumps to 75%, then jumps down to either
-            // 0 or ~40%, then back up to 75%, then terminates. Let's keep that
-            // mess hidden behind a not-very-useful but not overly weird
-            // message instead.
-            if (progress < 1) {
-                setTimeout(function () {
-                    self.wait_for_newdb(db_creation_id, info);
-                }, 500);
-                return;
-            }
-
-            var admin = result[1][0];
-            setTimeout(function () {
-                self.widget_parent.do_login(
-                        info.db, admin.login, admin.password);
-                self.stop();
-                self.unblockUI();
-            });
-        });
-    },
     /**
      * Blocks UI and replaces $.unblockUI by a noop to prevent third parties
      * from unblocking the UI
@@ -421,23 +383,19 @@ openerp.web.Database = openerp.web.OldWidget.extend(/** @lends openerp.web.Datab
         self.$option_id.find("form[name=create_db_form]").validate({
             submitHandler: function (form) {
                 var fields = $(form).serializeArray();
-                self.blockUI();
                 self.rpc("/web/database/create", {'fields': fields}, function(result) {
-                    if (result.error) {
-                        self.unblockUI();
-                        self.display_error(result);
-                        return;
-                    }
                     if (self.db_list) {
                         self.db_list.push(self.to_object(fields)['db_name']);
                         self.db_list.sort();
                         self.widget_parent.set_db_list(self.db_list);
                     }
+
                     var form_obj = self.to_object(fields);
-                    self.wait_for_newdb(result, {
-                        password: form_obj['super_admin_pwd'],
-                        db: form_obj['db_name']
-                    });
+                    self.widget_parent.do_login(
+                            form_obj['db_name'],
+                            'admin',
+                            form_obj['create_admin_pwd']);
+                    self.stop();
                 });
             }
         });