diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Api/V1Controller.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Api/V1Controller.php
index 7a09187ae2..6c072c2fdb 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Api/V1Controller.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Api/V1Controller.php
@@ -1316,7 +1316,7 @@ class V1Controller extends Controller
      */
     public function getRecordMetadataAction(Request $request, $databox_id, $record_id)
     {
-        $record = \record_adapter::getRecordLoaded($this->app, $databox_id, $record_id);
+        $record = $this->findDataboxById($databox_id)->get_record($record_id);
         $ret = ["record_metadatas" => $this->listRecordCaption($record->get_caption())];
 
         return Result::create($request, $ret)->createResponse();
@@ -2417,7 +2417,8 @@ class V1Controller extends Controller
     public function ensureCanAccessToRecord(Request $request)
     {
         $user = $this->getApiAuthenticatedUser();
-        $record = \record_adapter::getRecordLoaded($this->app, $request->attributes->get('databox_id'), $request->attributes->get('record_id'));
+        $record = $this->findDataboxById($request->attributes->get('databox_id'))
+            ->get_record($request->attributes->get('record_id'));
         if (!$this->getAclForUser($user)->has_access_to_record($record)) {
             return Result::createError($request, 401, 'You are not authorized')->createResponse();
         }
diff --git a/lib/classes/databox.php b/lib/classes/databox.php
index 2ca3633dd1..40d9fda99e 100644
--- a/lib/classes/databox.php
+++ b/lib/classes/databox.php
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ class databox extends base implements ThumbnailedElement
      */
     public function get_record($record_id, $number = null)
     {
-        return record_adapter::getRecordLoaded($this->app, $this->id, $record_id, $number);
+        return new record_adapter($this->app, $this->id, $record_id, $number);
     }
 
     public function get_label($code, $substitute = true)
diff --git a/lib/classes/record/adapter.php b/lib/classes/record/adapter.php
index 78e40e8c8c..331af3c5bd 100644
--- a/lib/classes/record/adapter.php
+++ b/lib/classes/record/adapter.php
@@ -107,28 +107,6 @@ class record_adapter implements RecordInterface, cache_cacheableInterface
         $this->mirror($record);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * returns a loaded record, same thing as calling new record_adapter(..., load=true)
-     *  but does instantiate only one record, no need to mirror().
-     *
-     * @param Application $app
-     * @param $sbas_id
-     * @param $record_id
-     * @param null $number
-     *
-     * @return null|record_adapter
-     */
-    public static function getRecordLoaded(Application $app, $sbas_id, $record_id, $number = null)
-    {
-        if (null === ($record = $app->findDataboxById((int) $sbas_id)->getRecordRepository()->find($record_id))) {
-            throw new Exception_Record_AdapterNotFound('Record ' . $record_id . ' on database ' . $sbas_id . ' not found ');
-        }
-        $record->app = $app;
-        $record->number = $number;
-
-        return $record;
-    }
-
     /**
      * @param record_adapter $record
      */