diff --git a/discord/ext/commands/bot.py b/discord/ext/commands/bot.py
index 56e0c4f2..47c58c7d 100644
--- a/discord/ext/commands/bot.py
+++ b/discord/ext/commands/bot.py
@@ -248,7 +248,10 @@ class BotBase(GroupMixin):
         for event in self.extra_events.get(ev, []):
             self._schedule_event(event, ev, *args, **kwargs)  # type: ignore
 
-    async def _create_application_commands(self, application_id: int, http: HTTPClient):
+    async def setup(self):
+        await self.create_slash_commands()
+
+    async def create_slash_commands(self):
         commands: defaultdict[Optional[int], List[EditApplicationCommand]] = defaultdict(list)
         for command in self.commands:
             if command.hidden or (command.slash_command is None and not self.slash_commands):
@@ -269,7 +272,9 @@ class BotBase(GroupMixin):
                 for guild in guilds:
                     commands[guild].append(payload)
 
+        http: HTTPClient = self.http # type: ignore
         global_commands = commands.pop(None, None)
+        application_id = self.application_id or (await self.application_info()).id # type: ignore
         if global_commands is not None:
             if self.slash_command_guilds is None:
                 await http.bulk_upsert_global_commands(
@@ -1385,9 +1390,7 @@ class Bot(BotBase, discord.Client):
 
     """
 
-    async def setup(self):
-        application = self.application_id or (await self.application_info()).id
-        await self._create_application_commands(application, self.http)
+    pass
 
 
 class AutoShardedBot(BotBase, discord.AutoShardedClient):
@@ -1395,6 +1398,4 @@ class AutoShardedBot(BotBase, discord.AutoShardedClient):
     :class:`discord.AutoShardedClient` instead.
     """
 
-    async def setup(self):
-        application = self.application_id or (await self.application_info()).id
-        await self._create_application_commands(application, self.http)
+    pass