diff --git a/aider/coders/patch_coder.py b/aider/coders/patch_coder.py
index c52156a1c..c6d18cab9 100644
--- a/aider/coders/patch_coder.py
+++ b/aider/coders/patch_coder.py
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ from ..dump import dump  # noqa: F401
 from .base_coder import Coder
 from .patch_prompts import PatchPrompts
 
-EditResult = Tuple[str, PatchAction]
-
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
 #  Domain objects & Exceptions (Adapted from apply_patch.py)
@@ -41,6 +39,10 @@ class PatchAction:
     move_path: Optional[str] = None
 
 
+# Type alias for the return type of get_edits
+EditResult = Tuple[str, PatchAction]
+
+
 @dataclass
 class Patch:
     actions: Dict[str, PatchAction] = field(default_factory=dict)