diff --git a/aider/history.py b/aider/history.py
index 131cf4b31..9466595ee 100644
--- a/aider/history.py
+++ b/aider/history.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import argparse
 
 from aider import models, prompts
 from aider.dump import dump  # noqa: F401
-from aider.sendchat import simple_send_with_retries
+from aider.sendchat import send_with_retries
 
 
 class ChatSummary:
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class ChatSummary:
 
         for model in self.models:
             try:
-                summary = simple_send_with_retries(model.name, summarize_messages)
+                summary = send_with_retries(model.name, summarize_messages)
                 if summary is not None:
                     summary = prompts.summary_prefix + summary
                     return [dict(role="user", content=summary)]
diff --git a/aider/repo.py b/aider/repo.py
index 40e30ab17..d5c4c8d7c 100644
--- a/aider/repo.py
+++ b/aider/repo.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import git
 import pathspec
 
 from aider import prompts, utils
-from aider.sendchat import simple_send_with_retries
+from aider.sendchat import send_with_retries
 
 from .dump import dump  # noqa: F401
 
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ class GitRepo:
         ]
 
         for model in self.models:
-            commit_message = simple_send_with_retries(model.name, messages)
+            commit_message = send_with_retries(model.name, messages)
             if commit_message:
                 break
 
diff --git a/aider/sendchat.py b/aider/sendchat.py
index e3d40c23c..630f45b2a 100644
--- a/aider/sendchat.py
+++ b/aider/sendchat.py
@@ -66,7 +66,13 @@ def lazy_litellm_retry_decorator(func):
 
 @lazy_litellm_retry_decorator
 def send_with_retries(
-    model_name, messages, functions, stream, temperature=0, extra_headers=None, max_tokens=None
+    model_name,
+    messages,
+    functions=None,
+    stream=False,
+    temperature=0,
+    extra_headers=None,
+    max_tokens=None,
 ):
     from aider.llm import litellm
 
@@ -99,16 +105,3 @@ def send_with_retries(
         CACHE[key] = res
 
     return hash_object, res
-
-
-def simple_send_with_retries(model_name, messages):
-    try:
-        _hash, response = send_with_retries(
-            model_name=model_name,
-            messages=messages,
-            functions=None,
-            stream=False,
-        )
-        return response.choices[0].message.content
-    except (AttributeError, litellm.exceptions.BadRequestError):
-        return
diff --git a/tests/basic/test_history.py b/tests/basic/test_history.py
index 17b563265..92ea00e8f 100644
--- a/tests/basic/test_history.py
+++ b/tests/basic/test_history.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class TestChatSummary(TestCase):
         tokenized = self.chat_summary.tokenize(messages)
         self.assertEqual(tokenized, [(2, messages[0]), (2, messages[1])])
 
-    @mock.patch("aider.history.simple_send_with_retries")
+    @mock.patch("aider.history.send_with_retries")
     def test_summarize_all(self, mock_send):
         mock_send.return_value = "This is a summary"
         messages = [
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class TestChatSummary(TestCase):
         self.assertGreater(len(result), 0)
         self.assertLessEqual(len(result), len(messages))
 
-    @mock.patch("aider.history.simple_send_with_retries")
+    @mock.patch("aider.history.send_with_retries")
     def test_fallback_to_second_model(self, mock_send):
         mock_model1 = mock.Mock(spec=Model)
         mock_model1.name = "gpt-4"
diff --git a/tests/basic/test_repo.py b/tests/basic/test_repo.py
index 1853ff6fc..fe83c4731 100644
--- a/tests/basic/test_repo.py
+++ b/tests/basic/test_repo.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class TestRepo(unittest.TestCase):
             diffs = git_repo.diff_commits(False, "HEAD~1", "HEAD")
             self.assertIn("two", diffs)
 
-    @patch("aider.repo.simple_send_with_retries")
+    @patch("aider.repo.send_with_retries")
     def test_get_commit_message(self, mock_send):
         mock_send.side_effect = ["", "a good commit message"]
 
@@ -120,14 +120,14 @@ class TestRepo(unittest.TestCase):
         # Assert that the returned message is the expected one from the second model
         self.assertEqual(result, "a good commit message")
 
-        # Check that simple_send_with_retries was called twice
+        # Check that send_with_retries was called twice
         self.assertEqual(mock_send.call_count, 2)
 
         # Check that it was called with the correct model names
         mock_send.assert_any_call(model1.name, mock_send.call_args[0][1])
         mock_send.assert_any_call(model2.name, mock_send.call_args[0][1])
 
-    @patch("aider.repo.simple_send_with_retries")
+    @patch("aider.repo.send_with_retries")
     def test_get_commit_message_strip_quotes(self, mock_send):
         mock_send.return_value = '"a good commit message"'
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class TestRepo(unittest.TestCase):
         # Assert that the returned message is the expected one
         self.assertEqual(result, "a good commit message")
 
-    @patch("aider.repo.simple_send_with_retries")
+    @patch("aider.repo.send_with_retries")
     def test_get_commit_message_no_strip_unmatched_quotes(self, mock_send):
         mock_send.return_value = 'a good "commit message"'
 
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class TestRepo(unittest.TestCase):
         # Assert that the returned message is the expected one
         self.assertEqual(result, 'a good "commit message"')
 
-    @patch("aider.repo.simple_send_with_retries")
+    @patch("aider.repo.send_with_retries")
     def test_get_commit_message_with_custom_prompt(self, mock_send):
         mock_send.return_value = "Custom commit message"
         custom_prompt = "Generate a commit message in the style of Shakespeare"
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ class TestRepo(unittest.TestCase):
             fnames = git_repo.get_tracked_files()
             self.assertIn(str(fname), fnames)
 
-    @patch("aider.repo.simple_send_with_retries")
+    @patch("aider.repo.send_with_retries")
     def test_noop_commit(self, mock_send):
         mock_send.return_value = '"a good commit message"'