diff --git a/instructor/function_calls.py b/instructor/function_calls.py
index bb3e5dd..1826707 100644
--- a/instructor/function_calls.py
+++ b/instructor/function_calls.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ class Mode(enum.Enum):
     FUNCTIONS: str = "function_call"
     TOOLS: str = "tool_call"
     JSON: str = "json_mode"
-    JSON_SCHEMA: str = "json_schema_mode"
     MD_JSON: str = "markdown_json_mode"
 
 
@@ -148,7 +147,13 @@ class OpenAISchema(BaseModel):
                 context=validation_context,
                 strict=strict,
             )
-        elif mode in {Mode.JSON, Mode.JSON_SCHEMA, Mode.MD_JSON}:
+        elif mode == Mode.JSON:
+            return cls.model_validate_json(
+                message.content,
+                context=validation_context,
+                strict=strict,
+            )
+        elif mode == Mode.MD_JSON:
             return cls.model_validate_json(
                 message.content,
                 context=validation_context,
diff --git a/instructor/patch.py b/instructor/patch.py
index 2c4db14..418c6c1 100644
--- a/instructor/patch.py
+++ b/instructor/patch.py
@@ -91,9 +91,7 @@ def handle_response_model(
                 "type": "function",
                 "function": {"name": response_model.openai_schema["name"]},
             }
-        elif mode in {Mode.JSON, Mode.MD_JSON, Mode.JSON_SCHEMA}:
-            # If its a JSON Mode we need to massage the prompt a bit
-            # in order to get the response we want in a json format
+        elif mode == Mode.JSON or mode == Mode.MD_JSON:
             if mode == Mode.JSON:
                 new_kwargs["response_format"] = {"type": "json_object"}
                 message = f"""Make sure that your response to any message matches the json_schema below,
@@ -103,16 +101,10 @@ def handle_response_model(
                 if "$defs" in response_model.model_json_schema():
                     message += f"\nHere are some more definitions to adhere too:\n{response_model.model_json_schema()['$defs']}"
 
-            elif mode == Mode.JSON_SCHEMA:
-                new_kwargs["response_format"] = {
-                    "type": "json_schema",
-                    "schema": response_model.model_json_schema(),
-                }
-
-            elif mode == Mode.MD_JSON:
+            else:
                 message = f"""
                     As a genius expert, your task is to understand the content and provide 
-                    the parsed objects in json that match the following json_schema:\n
+                    the parsed objects in json that match the following json_schema (do not deviate at all and its okay if you cant be exact):\n
                     {response_model.model_json_schema()['properties']}
                     """
                 # Check for nested models
@@ -126,11 +118,9 @@ def handle_response_model(
                     },
                 )
                 new_kwargs["stop"] = "```"
-            else:
-                raise ValueError(f"Invalid patch mode: {mode}")
             # check that the first message is a system message
             # if it is not, add a system message to the beginning
-            if new_kwargs["messages"][0]["role"] != "system" and len(message) > 0:
+            if new_kwargs["messages"][0]["role"] != "system":
                 new_kwargs["messages"].insert(
                     0,
                     {