diff --git a/pkg/gui/gui_driver.go b/pkg/gui/gui_driver.go
index 268d53f1d..cf1e3bbb4 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/gui_driver.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/gui_driver.go
@@ -49,10 +49,6 @@ func (self *GuiDriver) CurrentContext() types.Context {
 	return self.gui.c.CurrentContext()
 }
 
-func (self *GuiDriver) Model() *types.Model {
-	return self.gui.State.Model
-}
-
 func (self *GuiDriver) Fail(message string) {
 	self.gui.g.Close()
 	// need to give the gui time to close
diff --git a/pkg/integration/components/git.go b/pkg/integration/components/git.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b9b3dcc46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/integration/components/git.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package components
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+type Git struct {
+	*assertionHelper
+	shell *Shell
+}
+
+func (self *Git) CurrentBranchName(expectedName string) *Git {
+	return self.assert("git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD", expectedName)
+}
+
+func (self *Git) assert(cmdStr string, expected string) *Git {
+	self.assertWithRetries(func() (bool, string) {
+		output, err := self.shell.runCommandWithOutput(cmdStr)
+		if err != nil {
+			return false, fmt.Sprintf("Unexpected error running command: `%s`. Error: %s", cmdStr, err.Error())
+		}
+		actual := strings.TrimSpace(output)
+		return actual == expected, fmt.Sprintf("Expected current branch name to be '%s', but got '%s'", expected, actual)
+	})
+
+	return self
+}
diff --git a/pkg/integration/components/model.go b/pkg/integration/components/model.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 368c50852..000000000
--- a/pkg/integration/components/model.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,84 +0,0 @@
-package components
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-
-	integrationTypes "github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/integration/types"
-)
-
-type Model struct {
-	*assertionHelper
-	gui integrationTypes.GuiDriver
-}
-
-func (self *Model) WorkingTreeFileCount(expectedCount int) *Model {
-	self.assertWithRetries(func() (bool, string) {
-		actualCount := len(self.gui.Model().Files)
-
-		return actualCount == expectedCount, fmt.Sprintf(
-			"Expected %d changed working tree files, but got %d",
-			expectedCount, actualCount,
-		)
-	})
-
-	return self
-}
-
-func (self *Model) CommitCount(expectedCount int) *Model {
-	self.assertWithRetries(func() (bool, string) {
-		actualCount := len(self.gui.Model().Commits)
-
-		return actualCount == expectedCount, fmt.Sprintf(
-			"Expected %d commits present, but got %d",
-			expectedCount, actualCount,
-		)
-	})
-
-	return self
-}
-
-func (self *Model) StashCount(expectedCount int) *Model {
-	self.assertWithRetries(func() (bool, string) {
-		actualCount := len(self.gui.Model().StashEntries)
-
-		return actualCount == expectedCount, fmt.Sprintf(
-			"Expected %d stash entries, but got %d",
-			expectedCount, actualCount,
-		)
-	})
-
-	return self
-}
-
-func (self *Model) AtLeastOneCommit() *Model {
-	self.assertWithRetries(func() (bool, string) {
-		actualCount := len(self.gui.Model().Commits)
-
-		return actualCount > 0, "Expected at least one commit present"
-	})
-
-	return self
-}
-
-func (self *Model) HeadCommitMessage(matcher *matcher) *Model {
-	self.assertWithRetries(func() (bool, string) {
-		return len(self.gui.Model().Commits) > 0, "Expected at least one commit to be present"
-	})
-
-	self.matchString(matcher, "Unexpected commit message.",
-		func() string {
-			return self.gui.Model().Commits[0].Name
-		},
-	)
-
-	return self
-}
-
-func (self *Model) CurrentBranchName(expectedViewName string) *Model {
-	self.assertWithRetries(func() (bool, string) {
-		actual := self.gui.CheckedOutRef().Name
-		return actual == expectedViewName, fmt.Sprintf("Expected current branch name to be '%s', but got '%s'", expectedViewName, actual)
-	})
-
-	return self
-}
diff --git a/pkg/integration/components/shell.go b/pkg/integration/components/shell.go
index 3fd63c8cc..f54d0fa5a 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/components/shell.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/components/shell.go
@@ -38,6 +38,17 @@ func (self *Shell) RunCommand(cmdStr string) *Shell {
 	return self
 }
 
+func (self *Shell) runCommandWithOutput(cmdStr string) (string, error) {
+	args := str.ToArgv(cmdStr)
+	cmd := secureexec.Command(args[0], args[1:]...)
+	cmd.Env = os.Environ()
+	cmd.Dir = self.dir
+
+	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+
+	return string(output), err
+}
+
 func (self *Shell) RunShellCommand(cmdStr string) *Shell {
 	cmd := secureexec.Command("sh", "-c", cmdStr)
 	cmd.Env = os.Environ()
diff --git a/pkg/integration/components/test.go b/pkg/integration/components/test.go
index 0b36a12d9..9291cf329 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/components/test.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/components/test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/config"
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/env"
 	integrationTypes "github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/integration/types"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/utils"
 )
@@ -89,9 +90,12 @@ func (self *IntegrationTest) SetupRepo(shell *Shell) {
 	self.setupRepo(shell)
 }
 
-// I want access to all contexts, the model, the ability to press a key, the ability to log,
 func (self *IntegrationTest) Run(gui integrationTypes.GuiDriver) {
-	shell := NewShell("/tmp/lazygit-test", func(errorMsg string) { gui.Fail(errorMsg) })
+	// we pass the --pass arg to lazygit when running an integration test, and that
+	// ends up stored in the following env var
+	repoPath := env.GetGitWorkTreeEnv()
+
+	shell := NewShell(repoPath, func(errorMsg string) { gui.Fail(errorMsg) })
 	keys := gui.Keys()
 	testDriver := NewTestDriver(gui, shell, keys, KeyPressDelay())
 
diff --git a/pkg/integration/components/test_driver.go b/pkg/integration/components/test_driver.go
index f2604d211..a314c9fd3 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/components/test_driver.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/components/test_driver.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/types"
 	integrationTypes "github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/integration/types"
-	"github.com/samber/lo"
 )
 
 type TestDriver struct {
@@ -220,9 +219,9 @@ func (self *TestDriver) Views() *Views {
 	return &Views{t: self}
 }
 
-// for making assertions on the lazygit model
-func (self *TestDriver) Model() *Model {
-	return &Model{assertionHelper: self.assertionHelper, gui: self.gui}
+// for making assertions through git itself
+func (self *TestDriver) Git() *Git {
+	return &Git{assertionHelper: self.assertionHelper, shell: self.shell}
 }
 
 // for making assertions on the file system
@@ -235,10 +234,3 @@ func (self *TestDriver) FileSystem() *FileSystem {
 func (self *TestDriver) Fail(message string) {
 	self.assertionHelper.fail(message)
 }
-
-func (self *TestDriver) NotInPopup() {
-	self.assertWithRetries(func() (bool, string) {
-		viewName := self.gui.CurrentContext().GetView().Name()
-		return !lo.Contains([]string{"menu", "confirmation", "commitMessage"}, viewName), fmt.Sprintf("Unexpected popup view present: %s view", viewName)
-	})
-}
diff --git a/pkg/integration/components/test_test.go b/pkg/integration/components/test_test.go
index ccab35dc8..6c2f15b4b 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/components/test_test.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/components/test_test.go
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ func (self *fakeGuiDriver) CurrentContext() types.Context {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (self *fakeGuiDriver) Model() *types.Model {
-	return &types.Model{Commits: []*models.Commit{}}
-}
-
 func (self *fakeGuiDriver) Fail(message string) {
 	self.failureMessage = message
 }
@@ -66,7 +62,6 @@ func TestAssertionFailure(t *testing.T) {
 		Run: func(t *TestDriver, keys config.KeybindingConfig) {
 			t.press("a")
 			t.press("b")
-			t.Model().CommitCount(2)
 		},
 	})
 	driver := &fakeGuiDriver{}
@@ -93,7 +88,6 @@ func TestSuccess(t *testing.T) {
 		Run: func(t *TestDriver, keys config.KeybindingConfig) {
 			t.press("a")
 			t.press("b")
-			t.Model().CommitCount(0)
 		},
 	})
 	driver := &fakeGuiDriver{}
diff --git a/pkg/integration/components/view.go b/pkg/integration/components/view.go
index 479c419cc..f809c3a4a 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/components/view.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/components/view.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package components
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/gocui"
 )
@@ -28,6 +29,10 @@ func (self *View) Title(expected *matcher) *View {
 // This method is convenient when you have a list of commits but you only want to
 // assert on the first couple of commits.
 func (self *View) TopLines(matchers ...*matcher) *View {
+	if len(matchers) < 1 {
+		self.t.fail("TopLines method requires at least one matcher. If you are trying to assert that there are no lines, use .IsEmpty()")
+	}
+
 	self.t.assertWithRetries(func() (bool, string) {
 		lines := self.getView().BufferLines()
 		return len(lines) >= len(matchers), fmt.Sprintf("unexpected number of lines in view. Expected at least %d, got %d", len(matchers), len(lines))
@@ -39,10 +44,7 @@ func (self *View) TopLines(matchers ...*matcher) *View {
 // asserts that the view has lines matching the given matchers. One matcher must be passed for each line.
 // If you only care about the top n lines, use the TopLines method instead.
 func (self *View) Lines(matchers ...*matcher) *View {
-	self.t.assertWithRetries(func() (bool, string) {
-		lines := self.getView().BufferLines()
-		return len(lines) == len(matchers), fmt.Sprintf("unexpected number of lines in view. Expected %d, got %d", len(matchers), len(lines))
-	})
+	self.LineCount(len(matchers))
 
 	return self.assertLines(matchers...)
 }
@@ -184,6 +186,41 @@ func (self *View) NavigateToListItem(matcher *matcher) *View {
 	return self
 }
 
+// returns true if the view is a list view and it contains no items
+func (self *View) IsEmpty() *View {
+	self.t.assertWithRetries(func() (bool, string) {
+		actual := strings.TrimSpace(self.getView().Buffer())
+		return actual == "", fmt.Sprintf("%s: Unexpected content in view: expected no content. Content: %s", self.context, actual)
+	})
+
+	return self
+}
+
+func (self *View) LineCount(expectedCount int) *View {
+	if expectedCount == 0 {
+		return self.IsEmpty()
+	}
+
+	self.t.assertWithRetries(func() (bool, string) {
+		lines := self.getView().BufferLines()
+		return len(lines) == expectedCount, fmt.Sprintf("unexpected number of lines in view. Expected %d, got %d", expectedCount, len(lines))
+	})
+
+	self.t.assertWithRetries(func() (bool, string) {
+		lines := self.getView().BufferLines()
+
+		// if the view has a single blank line (often the case) we want to treat that as having no lines
+		if len(lines) == 1 && expectedCount == 1 {
+			actual := strings.TrimSpace(self.getView().Buffer())
+			return actual == "", fmt.Sprintf("unexpected number of lines in view. Expected %d, got 0", expectedCount)
+		}
+
+		return len(lines) == expectedCount, fmt.Sprintf("unexpected number of lines in view. Expected %d, got %d", expectedCount, len(lines))
+	})
+
+	return self
+}
+
 // for when you want to make some assertion unrelated to the current view
 // without breaking the method chain
 func (self *View) Tap(f func()) *View {
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/bisect/basic.go b/pkg/integration/tests/bisect/basic.go
index 8294f61a4..5092f2f0a 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/bisect/basic.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/bisect/basic.go
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ var Basic = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 			t.ExpectMenu().Title(Equals("Bisect")).Select(MatchesRegexp(`mark .* as good`)).Confirm()
 		}
 
-		t.Model().AtLeastOneCommit()
-
 		t.Views().Commits().
 			Focus().
 			SelectedLine(Contains("commit 10")).
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/bisect/from_other_branch.go b/pkg/integration/tests/bisect/from_other_branch.go
index 13e7e8055..7c2307bd6 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/bisect/from_other_branch.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/bisect/from_other_branch.go
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ var FromOtherBranch = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 	Run: func(t *TestDriver, keys config.KeybindingConfig) {
 		t.Views().Information().Content(Contains("bisecting"))
 
-		t.Model().AtLeastOneCommit()
-
 		t.Views().Commits().
 			Focus().
 			TopLines(
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/branch/suggestions.go b/pkg/integration/tests/branch/suggestions.go
index 65c64fa6d..0671578ed 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/branch/suggestions.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/branch/suggestions.go
@@ -34,6 +34,6 @@ var Suggestions = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 			SelectFirstSuggestion().
 			Confirm()
 
-		t.Model().CurrentBranchName("branch-to-checkout")
+		t.Git().CurrentBranchName("branch-to-checkout")
 	},
 })
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/cherry_pick/cherry_pick_conflicts.go b/pkg/integration/tests/cherry_pick/cherry_pick_conflicts.go
index 5eef30b50..c41de78b3 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/cherry_pick/cherry_pick_conflicts.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/cherry_pick/cherry_pick_conflicts.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ var CherryPickConflicts = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 			Content(Contains("all merge conflicts resolved. Continue?")).
 			Confirm()
 
-		t.Model().WorkingTreeFileCount(0)
+		t.Views().Files().IsEmpty()
 
 		t.Views().Commits().
 			Focus().
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/commit/commit.go b/pkg/integration/tests/commit/commit.go
index 5950545e7..dc0615c87 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/commit/commit.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/commit/commit.go
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ var Commit = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 		shell.CreateFile("myfile2", "myfile2 content")
 	},
 	Run: func(t *TestDriver, keys config.KeybindingConfig) {
-		t.Model().CommitCount(0)
+		t.Views().Commits().
+			IsEmpty()
 
 		t.Views().Files().
 			IsFocused().
@@ -28,8 +29,9 @@ var Commit = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 
 		t.ExpectCommitMessagePanel().Type(commitMessage).Confirm()
 
-		t.Model().
-			CommitCount(1).
-			HeadCommitMessage(Equals(commitMessage))
+		t.Views().Commits().
+			Lines(
+				Contains(commitMessage),
+			)
 	},
 })
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/commit/commit_multiline.go b/pkg/integration/tests/commit/commit_multiline.go
index 11876e09a..1a5175146 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/commit/commit_multiline.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/commit/commit_multiline.go
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ var CommitMultiline = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 		shell.CreateFile("myfile", "myfile content")
 	},
 	Run: func(t *TestDriver, keys config.KeybindingConfig) {
-		t.Model().CommitCount(0)
+		t.Views().Commits().
+			IsEmpty()
 
 		t.Views().Files().
 			IsFocused().
@@ -23,8 +24,10 @@ var CommitMultiline = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 
 		t.ExpectCommitMessagePanel().Type("first line").AddNewline().AddNewline().Type("third line").Confirm()
 
-		t.Model().CommitCount(1)
-		t.Model().HeadCommitMessage(Equals("first line"))
+		t.Views().Commits().
+			Lines(
+				Contains("first line"),
+			)
 
 		t.Views().Commits().Focus()
 		t.Views().Main().Content(MatchesRegexp("first line\n\\s*\n\\s*third line"))
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/commit/new_branch.go b/pkg/integration/tests/commit/new_branch.go
index 6f528ff4c..16ae79b35 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/commit/new_branch.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/commit/new_branch.go
@@ -17,22 +17,20 @@ var NewBranch = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 			EmptyCommit("commit 3")
 	},
 	Run: func(t *TestDriver, keys config.KeybindingConfig) {
-		t.Model().CommitCount(3)
-
 		t.Views().Commits().
 			Focus().
-			SelectNextItem().
 			Lines(
-				Contains("commit 3"),
-				Contains("commit 2").IsSelected(),
+				Contains("commit 3").IsSelected(),
+				Contains("commit 2"),
 				Contains("commit 1"),
 			).
+			SelectNextItem().
 			Press(keys.Universal.New).
 			Tap(func() {
 				branchName := "my-branch-name"
 				t.ExpectPrompt().Title(Contains("New Branch Name")).Type(branchName).Confirm()
 
-				t.Model().CurrentBranchName(branchName)
+				t.Git().CurrentBranchName(branchName)
 			}).
 			Lines(
 				Contains("commit 2"),
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/commit/revert.go b/pkg/integration/tests/commit/revert.go
index bee657380..0f9c3fb9e 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/commit/revert.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/commit/revert.go
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ var Revert = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 		shell.Commit("first commit")
 	},
 	Run: func(t *TestDriver, keys config.KeybindingConfig) {
-		t.Model().CommitCount(1)
-
 		t.Views().Commits().
 			Focus().
 			Lines(
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/commit/staged.go b/pkg/integration/tests/commit/staged.go
index d0698192a..d5c5dc84e 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/commit/staged.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/commit/staged.go
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ var Staged = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 			CreateFile("myfile2", "myfile2 content")
 	},
 	Run: func(t *TestDriver, keys config.KeybindingConfig) {
-		t.Model().CommitCount(0)
+		t.Views().Commits().
+			IsEmpty()
 
 		t.Views().Files().
 			IsFocused().
@@ -47,8 +48,11 @@ var Staged = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 		commitMessage := "my commit message"
 		t.ExpectCommitMessagePanel().Type(commitMessage).Confirm()
 
-		t.Model().CommitCount(1)
-		t.Model().HeadCommitMessage(Equals(commitMessage))
+		t.Views().Commits().
+			Lines(
+				Contains(commitMessage),
+			)
+
 		t.Views().StagingSecondary().IsFocused()
 
 		// TODO: assert that the staging panel has been refreshed (it currently does not get correctly refreshed)
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/commit/staged_without_hooks.go b/pkg/integration/tests/commit/staged_without_hooks.go
index 8a6b0d3d0..32cd8df06 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/commit/staged_without_hooks.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/commit/staged_without_hooks.go
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ var StagedWithoutHooks = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 			CreateFile("myfile2", "myfile2 content")
 	},
 	Run: func(t *TestDriver, keys config.KeybindingConfig) {
-		t.Model().CommitCount(0)
+		t.Views().Commits().
+			IsEmpty()
 
 		// stage the file
 		t.Views().Files().
@@ -47,8 +48,11 @@ var StagedWithoutHooks = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 		commitMessage := ": my commit message"
 		t.ExpectCommitMessagePanel().InitialText(Contains("WIP")).Type(commitMessage).Confirm()
 
-		t.Model().CommitCount(1)
-		t.Model().HeadCommitMessage(Equals("WIP" + commitMessage))
+		t.Views().Commits().
+			Lines(
+				Contains("WIP" + commitMessage),
+			)
+
 		t.Views().StagingSecondary().IsFocused()
 
 		// TODO: assert that the staging panel has been refreshed (it currently does not get correctly refreshed)
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/commit/unstaged.go b/pkg/integration/tests/commit/unstaged.go
index 3e0d68617..a3792e1b7 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/commit/unstaged.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/commit/unstaged.go
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ var Unstaged = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 			CreateFile("myfile2", "myfile2 content")
 	},
 	Run: func(t *TestDriver, keys config.KeybindingConfig) {
-		t.Model().CommitCount(0)
+		t.Views().Commits().
+			IsEmpty()
 
 		t.Views().Files().
 			IsFocused().
@@ -41,8 +42,11 @@ var Unstaged = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 		commitMessage := "my commit message"
 		t.ExpectCommitMessagePanel().Type(commitMessage).Confirm()
 
-		t.Model().CommitCount(1)
-		t.Model().HeadCommitMessage(Equals(commitMessage))
+		t.Views().Commits().
+			Lines(
+				Contains(commitMessage),
+			)
+
 		t.Views().Staging().IsFocused()
 
 		// TODO: assert that the staging panel has been refreshed (it currently does not get correctly refreshed)
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/config/remote_named_star.go b/pkg/integration/tests/config/remote_named_star.go
index 0306427ca..735389667 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/config/remote_named_star.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/config/remote_named_star.go
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ var RemoteNamedStar = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 	SetupConfig: func(cfg *config.AppConfig) {},
 	Run: func(t *TestDriver, keys config.KeybindingConfig) {
 		// here we're just asserting that we haven't panicked upon starting lazygit
-		t.Model().AtLeastOneCommit()
+		t.Views().Commits().
+			Lines(
+				Anything(),
+				Anything(),
+			)
 	},
 })
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/custom_commands/basic.go b/pkg/integration/tests/custom_commands/basic.go
index a73fab5a9..ce500b9a6 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/custom_commands/basic.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/custom_commands/basic.go
@@ -22,9 +22,8 @@ var Basic = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 		}
 	},
 	Run: func(t *TestDriver, keys config.KeybindingConfig) {
-		t.Model().WorkingTreeFileCount(0)
-
 		t.Views().Files().
+			IsEmpty().
 			IsFocused().
 			Press("a").
 			Lines(
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/custom_commands/form_prompts.go b/pkg/integration/tests/custom_commands/form_prompts.go
index b35455368..c843232ee 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/custom_commands/form_prompts.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/custom_commands/form_prompts.go
@@ -56,9 +56,8 @@ var FormPrompts = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 		}
 	},
 	Run: func(t *TestDriver, keys config.KeybindingConfig) {
-		t.Model().WorkingTreeFileCount(0)
-
 		t.Views().Files().
+			IsEmpty().
 			IsFocused().
 			Press("a")
 
@@ -71,8 +70,11 @@ var FormPrompts = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 			Content(Equals("Are you REALLY sure you want to make this file? Up to you buddy.")).
 			Confirm()
 
-		t.Model().WorkingTreeFileCount(1)
-		t.Views().Files().SelectedLine(Contains("my file"))
+		t.Views().Files().
+			Lines(
+				Contains("my file").IsSelected(),
+			)
+
 		t.Views().Main().Content(Contains(`"BAR"`))
 	},
 })
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/custom_commands/menu_from_command.go b/pkg/integration/tests/custom_commands/menu_from_command.go
index 580022521..71a6a5c15 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/custom_commands/menu_from_command.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/custom_commands/menu_from_command.go
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ var MenuFromCommand = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 		}
 	},
 	Run: func(t *TestDriver, keys config.KeybindingConfig) {
-		t.Model().WorkingTreeFileCount(0)
+		t.Views().Files().
+			IsEmpty()
+
 		t.Views().Branches().
 			Focus().
 			Press("a")
@@ -52,9 +54,12 @@ var MenuFromCommand = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 
 		t.ExpectPrompt().Title(Equals("Description")).Type(" my branch").Confirm()
 
-		t.Model().WorkingTreeFileCount(1)
+		t.Views().Files().
+			Focus().
+			Lines(
+				Contains("output.txt").IsSelected(),
+			)
 
-		t.Views().Files().Focus().SelectedLine(Contains("output.txt"))
 		t.Views().Main().Content(Contains("bar Branch: #feature/foo my branch feature/foo"))
 	},
 })
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/custom_commands/menu_from_commands_output.go b/pkg/integration/tests/custom_commands/menu_from_commands_output.go
index a9a899341..b4b649efd 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/custom_commands/menu_from_commands_output.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/custom_commands/menu_from_commands_output.go
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ var MenuFromCommandsOutput = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 		}
 	},
 	Run: func(t *TestDriver, keys config.KeybindingConfig) {
-		t.Model().CurrentBranchName("feature/bar")
-		t.Model().WorkingTreeFileCount(0)
+		t.Git().CurrentBranchName("feature/bar")
 
 		t.Views().Branches().
 			Focus().
@@ -56,6 +55,6 @@ var MenuFromCommandsOutput = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 
 		t.ExpectMenu().Title(Equals("Branch:")).Select(Equals("master")).Confirm()
 
-		t.Model().CurrentBranchName("master")
+		t.Git().CurrentBranchName("master")
 	},
 })
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/custom_commands/multiple_prompts.go b/pkg/integration/tests/custom_commands/multiple_prompts.go
index fa69169aa..519160b88 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/custom_commands/multiple_prompts.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/custom_commands/multiple_prompts.go
@@ -54,9 +54,8 @@ var MultiplePrompts = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 		}
 	},
 	Run: func(t *TestDriver, keys config.KeybindingConfig) {
-		t.Model().WorkingTreeFileCount(0)
-
 		t.Views().Files().
+			IsEmpty().
 			IsFocused().
 			Press("a")
 
@@ -69,8 +68,12 @@ var MultiplePrompts = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 			Content(Equals("Are you REALLY sure you want to make this file? Up to you buddy.")).
 			Confirm()
 
-		t.Model().WorkingTreeFileCount(1)
-		t.Views().Files().SelectedLine(Contains("myfile"))
+		t.Views().Files().
+			Focus().
+			Lines(
+				Contains("myfile").IsSelected(),
+			)
+
 		t.Views().Main().Content(Contains("BAR"))
 	},
 })
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/file/dir_with_untracked_file.go b/pkg/integration/tests/file/dir_with_untracked_file.go
index e94d237d9..39da6e157 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/file/dir_with_untracked_file.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/file/dir_with_untracked_file.go
@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@ var DirWithUntrackedFile = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 		shell.UpdateFile("dir/file", "baz")
 	},
 	Run: func(t *TestDriver, keys config.KeybindingConfig) {
-		t.Model().CommitCount(1)
+		t.Views().Commits().
+			Lines(
+				Contains("first commit"),
+			)
 
 		t.Views().Main().
 			Content(DoesNotContain("error: Could not access")).
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/file/discard_changes.go b/pkg/integration/tests/file/discard_changes.go
index ab08ff9b9..e47695742 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/file/discard_changes.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/file/discard_changes.go
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ var DiscardChanges = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 	},
 
 	Run: func(t *TestDriver, keys config.KeybindingConfig) {
-		t.Model().CommitCount(3)
-
 		type statusFile struct {
 			status    string
 			label     string
@@ -121,6 +119,6 @@ var DiscardChanges = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 			{status: "??", label: "new.txt", menuTitle: "new.txt"},
 		})
 
-		t.Model().WorkingTreeFileCount(0)
+		t.Views().Files().IsEmpty()
 	},
 })
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/interactive_rebase/amend_merge.go b/pkg/integration/tests/interactive_rebase/amend_merge.go
index 1f09af0de..7301f1806 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/interactive_rebase/amend_merge.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/interactive_rebase/amend_merge.go
@@ -28,10 +28,14 @@ var AmendMerge = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 			CreateFileAndAdd(postMergeFilename, postMergeFileContent)
 	},
 	Run: func(t *TestDriver, keys config.KeybindingConfig) {
-		t.Model().CommitCount(3)
-
 		mergeCommitMessage := "Merge branch 'feature-branch' into development-branch"
-		t.Model().HeadCommitMessage(Contains(mergeCommitMessage))
+
+		t.Views().Commits().
+			Lines(
+				Contains(mergeCommitMessage),
+				Contains("new feature commit"),
+				Contains("initial commit"),
+			)
 
 		t.Views().Commits().
 			Focus().
@@ -43,8 +47,12 @@ var AmendMerge = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 			Confirm()
 
 		// assuring we haven't added a brand new commit
-		t.Model().CommitCount(3)
-		t.Model().HeadCommitMessage(Contains(mergeCommitMessage))
+		t.Views().Commits().
+			Lines(
+				Contains(mergeCommitMessage),
+				Contains("new feature commit"),
+				Contains("initial commit"),
+			)
 
 		// assuring the post-merge file shows up in the merge commit.
 		t.Views().Main().
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/misc/confirm_on_quit.go b/pkg/integration/tests/misc/confirm_on_quit.go
index 109ece2c9..b4124c4fc 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/misc/confirm_on_quit.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/misc/confirm_on_quit.go
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ var ConfirmOnQuit = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 	},
 	SetupRepo: func(shell *Shell) {},
 	Run: func(t *TestDriver, keys config.KeybindingConfig) {
-		t.Model().CommitCount(0)
-
 		t.Views().Files().
 			IsFocused().
 			Press(keys.Universal.Quit)
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/stash/stash.go b/pkg/integration/tests/stash/stash.go
index 4265e0c23..c627faaf8 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/stash/stash.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/stash/stash.go
@@ -16,17 +16,25 @@ var Stash = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 		shell.GitAddAll()
 	},
 	Run: func(t *TestDriver, keys config.KeybindingConfig) {
-		t.Model().StashCount(0)
-		t.Model().WorkingTreeFileCount(1)
+		t.Views().Stash().
+			IsEmpty()
 
 		t.Views().Files().
+			Lines(
+				Contains("file"),
+			).
 			Press(keys.Files.ViewStashOptions)
 
 		t.ExpectMenu().Title(Equals("Stash options")).Select(MatchesRegexp("stash all changes$")).Confirm()
 
 		t.ExpectPrompt().Title(Equals("Stash changes")).Type("my stashed file").Confirm()
 
-		t.Model().StashCount(1)
-		t.Model().WorkingTreeFileCount(0)
+		t.Views().Stash().
+			Lines(
+				Contains("my stashed file"),
+			)
+
+		t.Views().Files().
+			IsEmpty()
 	},
 })
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/stash/stash_including_untracked_files.go b/pkg/integration/tests/stash/stash_including_untracked_files.go
index d46d7fb1d..756f7948e 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/stash/stash_including_untracked_files.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/stash/stash_including_untracked_files.go
@@ -17,17 +17,26 @@ var StashIncludingUntrackedFiles = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 		shell.GitAdd("file_1")
 	},
 	Run: func(t *TestDriver, keys config.KeybindingConfig) {
-		t.Model().StashCount(0)
-		t.Model().WorkingTreeFileCount(2)
+		t.Views().Stash().
+			IsEmpty()
 
 		t.Views().Files().
+			Lines(
+				Contains("file_1"),
+				Contains("file_2"),
+			).
 			Press(keys.Files.ViewStashOptions)
 
 		t.ExpectMenu().Title(Equals("Stash options")).Select(Contains("stash all changes including untracked files")).Confirm()
 
 		t.ExpectPrompt().Title(Equals("Stash changes")).Type("my stashed file").Confirm()
 
-		t.Model().StashCount(1)
-		t.Model().WorkingTreeFileCount(0)
+		t.Views().Stash().
+			Lines(
+				Contains("my stashed file"),
+			)
+
+		t.Views().Files().
+			IsEmpty()
 	},
 })
diff --git a/pkg/integration/types/types.go b/pkg/integration/types/types.go
index 4bc8569f7..5326054d2 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/types/types.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/types/types.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ type GuiDriver interface {
 	PressKey(string)
 	Keys() config.KeybindingConfig
 	CurrentContext() types.Context
-	Model() *types.Model
 	Fail(message string)
 	// These two log methods are for the sake of debugging while testing. There's no need to actually
 	// commit any logging.