diff --git a/web_ir_actions_act_view_reload/static/src/js/web_ir_actions_act_view_reload.esm.js b/web_ir_actions_act_view_reload/static/src/js/web_ir_actions_act_view_reload.esm.js
index 99966cd505a8..7a85cb884632 100644
--- a/web_ir_actions_act_view_reload/static/src/js/web_ir_actions_act_view_reload.esm.js
+++ b/web_ir_actions_act_view_reload/static/src/js/web_ir_actions_act_view_reload.esm.js
@@ -4,24 +4,16 @@
 // License LGPL-3.0 or later (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl).
 
 import {registry} from "@web/core/registry";
-const actionHandlersRegistry = registry.category("action_handlers");
 
-function ir_actions_act_view_reload(args) {
-    // Odoo v15 is running in "legacy" mode - some of the JS
-    // is written in Owl, some is still legacy (e.g. controllers
-    // are still written in the old system - hence below hack)
+export function irActionsActViewReload({env, action}) {
+    const currentController = env.services.action.currentController;
 
-    // TODO: for Odoo v16, this will probably need to be re-written in Owl
-    // REF: https://github.com/odoo/odoo/blob/7054fd6beb4f417efa4b22aafe8b935dd6ade123/addons/web/static/src/webclient/actions/action_service.js#L1257-L1267
-
-    const controller = args.env.services.action.currentController;
-    if (controller) {
-        const {__legacy_widget__} = controller.getLocalState();
-        if (__legacy_widget__) {
-            __legacy_widget__.reload({});
-        }
+    if (currentController) {
+        location.reload();
     }
+
     return Promise.resolve();
 }
-
-actionHandlersRegistry.add("ir.actions.act_view_reload", ir_actions_act_view_reload);
+registry
+    .category("action_handlers")
+    .add("ir.actions.act_view_reload", irActionsActViewReload);