diff --git a/tests/test_commands.py b/tests/test_commands.py
index 223c33acd..8d5d6790c 100644
--- a/tests/test_commands.py
+++ b/tests/test_commands.py
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import os
 import shutil
 import tempfile
 from unittest import TestCase
-from unittest.mock import patch
 
+from aider import models
 from aider.commands import Commands
 from aider.io import InputOutput
 
@@ -14,22 +14,16 @@ class TestCommands(TestCase):
         self.tempdir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
         os.chdir(self.tempdir)
 
-        self.patcher = patch("aider.coder.Coder.check_model_availability")
-        self.mock_check = self.patcher.start()
-        self.mock_check.return_value = True
-
     def tearDown(self):
         os.chdir(self.original_cwd)
         shutil.rmtree(self.tempdir)
 
-        self.patcher.stop()
-
     def test_cmd_add(self):
         # Initialize the Commands and InputOutput objects
         io = InputOutput(pretty=False, yes=True)
-        from aider.coder import Coder
+        from aider.coders import Coder
 
-        coder = Coder(io, openai_api_key="deadbeef")
+        coder = Coder.create(models.GPT35, io, openai_api_key="deadbeef")
         commands = Commands(io, coder)
 
         # Call the cmd_add method with 'foo.txt' and 'bar.txt' as a single string