diff --git a/tests/basic/test_coder.py b/tests/basic/test_coder.py
index d02e9e77f..175288cae 100644
--- a/tests/basic/test_coder.py
+++ b/tests/basic/test_coder.py
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ two
 
     def test_skip_gitignored_files_on_init(self):
         with GitTemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
-            repo_path = Path(tmpdir)
+            repo_path = Path(".")
             repo = git.Repo.init(repo_path)
 
             ignored_file = repo_path / "ignored_by_git.txt"
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ two
 
             fnames_to_add = [str(ignored_file), str(regular_file)]
 
-            coder = Coder.create(self.GPT35, None, mock_io, fnames=fnames_to_add, repo=repo)
+            coder = Coder.create(self.GPT35, None, mock_io, fnames=fnames_to_add)
 
             self.assertNotIn(str(ignored_file.resolve()), coder.abs_fnames)
             self.assertIn(str(regular_file.resolve()), coder.abs_fnames)
diff --git a/tests/basic/test_main.py b/tests/basic/test_main.py
index aa2b11baa..ebdc4d450 100644
--- a/tests/basic/test_main.py
+++ b/tests/basic/test_main.py
@@ -1363,18 +1363,3 @@ class TestMain(TestCase):
             )
         for call in mock_io_instance.tool_warning.call_args_list:
             self.assertNotIn("Cost estimates may be inaccurate", call[0][0])
-
-    def test_argv_file_respects_git(self):
-        with GitTemporaryDirectory():
-            fname = Path("not_in_git.txt")
-            fname.touch()
-            with open(".gitignore", "w+") as f:
-                f.write("not_in_git.txt")
-            coder = main(
-                argv=["--file", "not_in_git.txt"],
-                input=DummyInput(),
-                output=DummyOutput(),
-                return_coder=True,
-            )
-            self.assertNotIn("not_in_git.txt", str(coder.abs_fnames))
-            self.assertFalse(coder.allowed_to_edit("not_in_git.txt"))