diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v0/tests/test_course_optimizer.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v0/tests/test_course_optimizer.py
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+from cms.djangoapps.contentstore.tests.test_utils import AuthorizeStaffTestCase
+from rest_framework import status
+from django.test import TestCase
+from xmodule.modulestore.tests.django_utils import ModuleStoreTestCase
+from django.urls import reverse
+
+class TestCourseOptimizer(AuthorizeStaffTestCase, ModuleStoreTestCase, TestCase):
+    '''
+    Tests for CourseOptimizer
+    '''
+    def test_inherited(self):
+        # This method ensures that pytest recognizes this class as containing tests
+        pass
+
+    def make_request(self, course_id=None, data=None):
+        return self.client.get(self.get_url(course_id), data)
+
+    def get_url(self, course_key):
+        return reverse(
+            'cms.djangoapps.contentstore:v0:link_check_status',
+            kwargs={'course_id': 'course-v1:someOrg+someCourse+someRun'}
+        )