diff --git a/bt5/erp5_administration/SkinTemplateItem/portal_skins/erp5_administration/ERP5Site_dumpPortalTypeList.py b/bt5/erp5_administration/SkinTemplateItem/portal_skins/erp5_administration/ERP5Site_dumpPortalTypeList.py
index 1afd8f72b585479d7e07b7ede81ac8a46dc54261..8695adaf81fcd44981f95545ff498ad2eed9d812 100644
--- a/bt5/erp5_administration/SkinTemplateItem/portal_skins/erp5_administration/ERP5Site_dumpPortalTypeList.py
+++ b/bt5/erp5_administration/SkinTemplateItem/portal_skins/erp5_administration/ERP5Site_dumpPortalTypeList.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ for ti in sorted(context.getPortalObject().portal_types.contentValues(), key=lam
   print " ", "\n  ".join([x for x in (
     "Short Title: %s" % ti.getShortTitle(),
     "Class: %s" % ti.getTypeClass(),
-    "Init Script: %s" % ti.getTypeInitScriptId(),
     "Add Permission: %s" % ti.getTypeAddPermission(),
     "Acquire Local Roles: %s" % ti.getTypeAcquireLocalRole(),
     "Property Sheets: %r" % sorted(ti.getTypePropertySheetList()),
diff --git a/product/ERP5Type/ERP5Type.py b/product/ERP5Type/ERP5Type.py
index 4f86cfda3de4d3718b570f9b289a8c16e4435669..5180f342ca41c1788f4f6aa607bc596fe5aca4bb 100644
--- a/product/ERP5Type/ERP5Type.py
+++ b/product/ERP5Type/ERP5Type.py
@@ -438,8 +438,13 @@ class ERP5TypeInformation(XMLObject,
         init_script = self.getTypeInitScriptId()
         if init_script:
           # Acquire the init script in the context of this object
+          deprecated("'type_init_script_id' deprecated in favor of getTypeBasedMethod()")
           getattr(ob, init_script)(created_by_builder=created_by_builder,
                                    edit_kw=kw)
+        else:
+          init_script = self._getTypeBasedMethod('init')
+          if init_script is not None and callable(init_script):
+            init_script(created_by_builder=created_by_builder, edit_kw=kw)
 
       if kw:
         ob._edit(force_update=1, **kw)
@@ -654,8 +659,7 @@ class ERP5TypeInformation(XMLObject,
       """Return keywords for "Find" tab in ZMI"""
       search_source_list = [self.getId(),
                             self.getTypeFactoryMethodId(),
-                            self.getTypeAddPermission(),
-                            self.getTypeInitScriptId()]
+                            self.getTypeAddPermission()]
       search_source_list += self.getTypePropertySheetList()
       search_source_list += self.getTypeBaseCategoryList()
       return ' '.join(filter(None, search_source_list))
diff --git a/product/ERP5Type/tests/testERP5Type.py b/product/ERP5Type/tests/testERP5Type.py
index d478ec9f3e6fbedd9e0052bb5f20659164a241de..c1ee17f8ca921691d67c2c63711016dd921d0c26 100644
--- a/product/ERP5Type/tests/testERP5Type.py
+++ b/product/ERP5Type/tests/testERP5Type.py
@@ -501,6 +501,10 @@ class TestERP5Type(PropertySheetTestCase, LogInterceptor):
       self.portal.portal_caches.clearCache()
       self.assertEqual(cache(), cached_var)
 
+    def test_07_initScript(self):
+      """TODO: Similar to test_07_afterCloneScript"""
+      pass
+
     def test_07_afterCloneScript(self):
       """manage_afterClone can call a type based script."""
       # setup the script for Person portal type