diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 3ca431f40..a4106c767 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ def patched_configuration_load_config_file(mocker, config) -> None:
 
 
 def patch_exchange(mocker, api_mock=None, id='bittrex', mock_markets=True) -> None:
+    mocker.patch('freqtrade.exchange.Exchange._load_async_markets', MagicMock(return_value={}))
     mocker.patch('freqtrade.exchange.Exchange._load_markets', MagicMock(return_value={}))
     mocker.patch('freqtrade.exchange.Exchange.validate_pairs', MagicMock())
     mocker.patch('freqtrade.exchange.Exchange.validate_timeframes', MagicMock())
diff --git a/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py b/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py
index c9a600d50..700aff969 100644
--- a/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py
+++ b/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py
@@ -319,7 +319,12 @@ def test_set_sandbox_exception(default_conf, mocker):
 
 
 def test__load_async_markets(default_conf, mocker, caplog):
-    exchange = get_patched_exchange(mocker, default_conf)
+    mocker.patch('freqtrade.exchange.Exchange._init_ccxt')
+    mocker.patch('freqtrade.exchange.Exchange.validate_pairs')
+    mocker.patch('freqtrade.exchange.Exchange.validate_timeframes')
+    mocker.patch('freqtrade.exchange.Exchange._load_markets')
+    mocker.patch('freqtrade.exchange.Exchange.validate_stakecurrency')
+    exchange = Exchange(default_conf)
     exchange._api_async.load_markets = get_mock_coro(None)
     exchange._load_async_markets()
     assert exchange._api_async.load_markets.call_count == 1