diff --git a/addons/document/document.py b/addons/document/document.py
index 85c6f71ec4d..9008f32cd20 100644
--- a/addons/document/document.py
+++ b/addons/document/document.py
@@ -2005,7 +2005,7 @@ class nodefd_content(StringIO, node_descriptor):
 
         par = self._get_parent()
         uid = par.context.uid
-        cr = openerp.registry(par.context.dbname).get_cursor()
+        cr = openerp.registry(par.context.dbname).cursor()
         try:
             if self.mode in ('w', 'w+', 'r+'):
                 data = self.getvalue()
@@ -2058,7 +2058,7 @@ class nodefd_static(StringIO, node_descriptor):
 
         par = self._get_parent()
         # uid = par.context.uid
-        cr = openerp.registry(par.context.dbname).get_cursor()
+        cr = openerp.registry(par.context.dbname).cursor()
         try:
             if self.mode in ('w', 'w+', 'r+'):
                 data = self.getvalue()
diff --git a/addons/edi/edi_service.py b/addons/edi/edi_service.py
index 75c87bec1fa..f85d0be7767 100644
--- a/addons/edi/edi_service.py
+++ b/addons/edi/edi_service.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def _edi_dispatch(db_name, method_name, *method_args):
         registry = openerp.modules.registry.RegistryManager.get(db_name)
         assert registry, 'Unknown database %s' % db_name
         edi = registry['edi.edi']
-        cr = registry.get_cursor()
+        cr = registry.cursor()
         res = None
         res = getattr(edi, method_name)(cr, *method_args)
         cr.commit()
diff --git a/addons/procurement/schedulers.py b/addons/procurement/schedulers.py
index e0676800fdd..b86a799e19c 100644
--- a/addons/procurement/schedulers.py
+++ b/addons/procurement/schedulers.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class procurement_order(osv.osv):
             context = {}
         try:
             if use_new_cursor:
-                cr = openerp.registry(use_new_cursor).get_cursor()
+                cr = openerp.registry(use_new_cursor).cursor()
 
             procurement_obj = self.pool.get('procurement.order')
             if not skip_exception:
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ class procurement_order(osv.osv):
         if context is None:
             context = {}
         if use_new_cursor:
-            cr = openerp.registry(use_new_cursor).get_cursor()
+            cr = openerp.registry(use_new_cursor).cursor()
         orderpoint_obj = self.pool.get('stock.warehouse.orderpoint')
         
         procurement_obj = self.pool.get('procurement.order')
diff --git a/addons/procurement/wizard/orderpoint_procurement.py b/addons/procurement/wizard/orderpoint_procurement.py
index e026e4109eb..c8d41c5c655 100644
--- a/addons/procurement/wizard/orderpoint_procurement.py
+++ b/addons/procurement/wizard/orderpoint_procurement.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class procurement_compute(osv.osv_memory):
         """
         proc_obj = self.pool.get('procurement.order')
         #As this function is in a new thread, I need to open a new cursor, because the old one may be closed
-        new_cr = self.pool.get_cursor()
+        new_cr = self.pool.cursor()
         for proc in self.browse(new_cr, uid, ids, context=context):
             proc_obj._procure_orderpoint_confirm(new_cr, uid, automatic=proc.automatic, use_new_cursor=new_cr.dbname, context=context)
         #close the new cursor
diff --git a/addons/procurement/wizard/schedulers_all.py b/addons/procurement/wizard/schedulers_all.py
index c1d2d293662..c0f1cfcc2df 100644
--- a/addons/procurement/wizard/schedulers_all.py
+++ b/addons/procurement/wizard/schedulers_all.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class procurement_compute_all(osv.osv_memory):
         """
         proc_obj = self.pool.get('procurement.order')
         #As this function is in a new thread, i need to open a new cursor, because the old one may be closed
-        new_cr = self.pool.get_cursor()
+        new_cr = self.pool.cursor()
         for proc in self.browse(new_cr, uid, ids, context=context):
             proc_obj.run_scheduler(new_cr, uid, automatic=proc.automatic, use_new_cursor=new_cr.dbname,\
                     context=context)