diff --git a/addons/website_customer/controllers/main.py b/addons/website_customer/controllers/main.py
index 9918b7336bd..be9f95d0d94 100644
--- a/addons/website_customer/controllers/main.py
+++ b/addons/website_customer/controllers/main.py
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ class WebsiteCustomer(http.Controller):
         if partner_name:
             domain += [
                 '|',
-                ('name', 'ilike', "%%%s%%" % post.get("search")),
-                ('website_description', 'ilike', "%%%s%%" % post.get("search"))
+                ('name', 'ilike', post.get("search")),
+                ('website_description', 'ilike', post.get("search"))
             ]
 
         if country_id:
diff --git a/addons/website_membership/controllers/main.py b/addons/website_membership/controllers/main.py
index 09ca25eceba..59f740a1848 100644
--- a/addons/website_membership/controllers/main.py
+++ b/addons/website_membership/controllers/main.py
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ class WebsiteMembership(http.Controller):
         else:
             membership = None
         if post_name:
-            base_line_domain += ['|', ('partner.name', 'ilike', "%%%s%%" % post_name), ('partner.website_description', 'ilike', "%%%s%%" % post_name)]
+            base_line_domain += ['|', ('partner.name', 'ilike', post_name),
+                                      ('partner.website_description', 'ilike', post_name)]
 
         # group by country, based on all customers (base domain)
         membership_line_ids = membership_line_obj.search(cr, uid, base_line_domain, context=context)
diff --git a/addons/website_sale/controllers/main.py b/addons/website_sale/controllers/main.py
index 4cc6b3c3554..ba69bfdbed2 100644
--- a/addons/website_sale/controllers/main.py
+++ b/addons/website_sale/controllers/main.py
@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@ class Ecommerce(http.Controller):
         domain = request.registry.get('website').ecommerce_get_product_domain()
         if search:
             domain += ['|',
-                ('name', 'ilike', "%%%s%%" % search),
-                ('description', 'ilike', "%%%s%%" % search)]
+                ('name', 'ilike', search),
+                ('description', 'ilike', search)]
         if category:
             domain.append(('product_variant_ids.public_categ_id', 'child_of', category.id))
         if filters: