diff --git a/src/firebolt_db/__init__.py b/src/firebolt_db/__init__.py
index 20b9379..b031390 100644
--- a/src/firebolt_db/__init__.py
+++ b/src/firebolt_db/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from firebolt.db import connect
 from firebolt.common.exception import (
     DatabaseError,
     DataError,
diff --git a/src/firebolt_db/firebolt_dialect.py b/src/firebolt_db/firebolt_dialect.py
index 1f0ce18..cd641b0 100644
--- a/src/firebolt_db/firebolt_dialect.py
+++ b/src/firebolt_db/firebolt_dialect.py
@@ -1,15 +1,26 @@
+import os
+
+import sqlalchemy.pool.base
 import sqlalchemy.types as sqltypes
 from sqlalchemy.engine import default
 from sqlalchemy.sql import compiler
 from sqlalchemy.types import (
-    CHAR, DATE, DATETIME, INTEGER, BIGINT,
-    TIMESTAMP, VARCHAR, BOOLEAN, FLOAT)
+    BIGINT,
+    BOOLEAN,
+    CHAR,
+    DATE,
+    DATETIME,
+    FLOAT,
+    INTEGER,
+    TIMESTAMP,
+    VARCHAR,
+)
+
+import firebolt_db
 
-import os
-import firebolt.db
 
 class ARRAY(sqltypes.TypeEngine):
-    __visit_name__ = 'ARRAY'
+    __visit_name__ = "ARRAY"
 
 
 # Firebolt data types compatibility with sqlalchemy.sql.types
@@ -47,7 +58,6 @@ class FireboltCompiler(compiler.SQLCompiler):
 
 
 class FireboltTypeCompiler(compiler.GenericTypeCompiler):
-
     def visit_ARRAY(self, type, **kw):
         return "Array(%s)" % type
 
@@ -81,7 +91,7 @@ def __init__(self, context=None, *args, **kwargs):
 
     @classmethod
     def dbapi(cls):
-        return firebolt.db
+        return firebolt_db
 
     # Build firebolt-sdk compatible connection arguments.
     # URL format : firebolt://username:password@host:port/db_name
@@ -90,7 +100,7 @@ def create_connect_args(self, url):
             "database": url.host or None,
             "username": url.username or None,
             "password": url.password or None,
-            "engine_name": url.database
+            "engine_name": url.database,
         }
         # If URL override is not provided leave it to the sdk to determine the endpoint
         if "FIREBOLT_BASE_URL" in os.environ:
@@ -100,9 +110,7 @@ def create_connect_args(self, url):
     def get_schema_names(self, connection, **kwargs):
         query = "select schema_name from information_schema.databases"
         result = connection.execute(query)
-        return [
-            row.schema_name for row in result
-        ]
+        return [row.schema_name for row in result]
 
     def has_table(self, connection, table_name, schema=None):
         query = """
@@ -189,6 +197,9 @@ def _check_unicode_returns(self, connection, additional_tests=None):
     def _check_unicode_description(self, connection):
         return True
 
+    def do_commit(self, dbapi_connection: sqlalchemy.pool.base._ConnectionFairy):
+        pass
+
 
 dialect = FireboltDialect
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/conftest.py b/tests/integration/conftest.py
index 4b76505..c80ff61 100644
--- a/tests/integration/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/integration/conftest.py
@@ -53,9 +53,4 @@ def engine(
 
 @fixture(scope="session")
 def connection(engine: Engine) -> Connection:
-    if hasattr(firebolt_sdk.db.connection.Connection, "commit"):
-        return engine.connect()
-    else:
-        # Disabling autocommit allows for table creation/destruction without
-        # trying to call non-existing parameters
-        return engine.connect().execution_options(autocommit=False)
+    return engine.connect()
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_sqlalchemy_integration.py b/tests/integration/test_sqlalchemy_integration.py
index 1825366..5af0788 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_sqlalchemy_integration.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_sqlalchemy_integration.py
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ def setup_test_tables(self, connection: Connection, engine: Engine):
         yield
         self.drop_test_table(connection, engine, self.test_table)
 
-    @pytest.mark.skip(reason="Commit not implemented in sdk")
     def test_create_ex_table(self, connection: Connection, engine: Engine):
         connection.execute(
             """
@@ -61,7 +60,6 @@ def test_create_ex_table(self, connection: Connection, engine: Engine):
         connection.execute("DROP TABLE ex_lineitem_alchemy;")
         assert not engine.dialect.has_table(engine, "ex_lineitem_alchemy")
 
-    @pytest.mark.skip(reason="Commit not implemented in sdk")
     def test_data_write(self, connection: Connection):
         connection.execute(
             "INSERT INTO test_alchemy(idx, dummy) VALUES (1, 'some_text')"
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_firebolt_dialect.py b/tests/unit/test_firebolt_dialect.py
index d4faa22..912edb6 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_firebolt_dialect.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_firebolt_dialect.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 class TestFireboltDialect:
     def test_create_dialect(self, dialect: FireboltDialect):
         assert issubclass(dialect_definition, FireboltDialect)
-        assert isinstance(FireboltDialect.dbapi(), type(firebolt.db))
+        assert isinstance(FireboltDialect.dbapi(), type(firebolt_db))
         assert dialect.name == "firebolt"
         assert dialect.driver == "firebolt"
         assert issubclass(dialect.preparer, FireboltIdentifierPreparer)
@@ -97,7 +97,9 @@ def test_table_options(
     ):
         assert dialect.get_table_options(connection, "table") == {}
 
-    def test_columns(self, dialect, connection):
+    def test_columns(
+        self, dialect: FireboltDialect, connection: mock.Mock(spec=MockDBApi)
+    ):
         def multi_column_row(columns):
             def getitem(self, idx):
                 for i, result in enumerate(columns):