diff --git a/addons/web/static/lib/jquery.tipsy/jquery.tipsy.js b/addons/web/static/lib/jquery.tipsy/jquery.tipsy.js
index d33cef28462..09dda6a3060 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/lib/jquery.tipsy/jquery.tipsy.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/lib/jquery.tipsy/jquery.tipsy.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     
     Tipsy.prototype = {
         show: function() {
-            $('div.tipsy').stop().remove();
+            $.fn.tipsy.clear();
             if (!this.$element.parent().length) {
                 return;
             }
@@ -179,6 +179,10 @@
         return this;
         
     };
+
+    $.fn.tipsy.clear = function() {
+        $('div.tipsy').stop().remove();
+    }
     
     $.fn.tipsy.defaults = {
         className: null,
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
index c1e5b055b7b..46d02e02648 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ openerp.web.form.Widget = openerp.web.OldWidget.extend(/** @lends openerp.web.fo
     },
     stop: function() {
         this._super.apply(this, arguments);
-        $('div.tipsy').stop().remove();
+        $.fn.tipsy.clear();
     },
     process_modifiers: function() {
         var compute_domain = openerp.web.form.compute_domain;