diff --git a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/observation/observation_control.py b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/observation/observation_control.py
index e051d7d509fe29822eb4994c533d5c53525bd6ad..83040f6c9113e1328847a425a1a89d6bd4410299 100644
--- a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/observation/observation_control.py
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/observation/observation_control.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # Distributed under the terms of the APACHE license.
 # See LICENSE.txt for more info.
 
-from json import loads, dumps
+from json import loads
 import jsonschema
 from jsonschema import Draft7Validator, FormatChecker
 import logging
@@ -28,37 +28,6 @@ logger = logging.getLogger()
 __all__ = ["ObservationControl", "main"]
 
 
-class ObservationWrapper(object):
-    """ This class provides a pythonic interface to the ObservationControl and Observation devices on a station. """
-
-    def __init__(self, specification: dict, host: str = "databaseds.tangonet:10000"):
-
-        # create device proxies to station at "host"
-        self._observation_control_dev = DeviceProxy(f"tango://{host}/STAT/ObservationControl/1")
-
-        # convert specification dict to json
-        self._specification = dumps(specification)
-
-        # get the ID
-        self._id = int(specification['observation_id'])
-
-    def observation_id(self) -> int:
-        return self._id
-
-    def start(self):
-        self._observation_control_dev.start_observation(self._specification)
-
-    def abort(self):
-        self._observation_control_dev.stop_observation(self._id)
-
-    def observation_proxy(self):
-        # return a proxy to the correct Observation device on the station ("STAT/Observation/{observation_id}")
-        return DeviceProxy(f"STAT/Observation/{self._id}")
-
-    def is_running(self):
-        # return whether the observation is still running (ObservationControl.is_observation_running command)
-        return self._observation_control_dev.is_observation_running(self._id)
-
 @device_logging_to_python()
 class ObservationControl(lofar_device):
     """ Observation Control Device Server for LOFAR2.0
diff --git a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/integration_test/default/devices/test_observation.py b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/integration_test/default/devices/test_observation.py
index f13804a099614376c91a0f38fb2125ce7c17f654..def1be7cd3e863d0e48bce94a66d37d952d2def4 100644
--- a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/integration_test/default/devices/test_observation.py
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/integration_test/default/devices/test_observation.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from tangostationcontrol.test.devices.test_observation_base import TestObservati
 from tangostationcontrol.integration_test import base
 from tangostationcontrol.integration_test.device_proxy import TestDeviceProxy
 
-from tangostationcontrol.devices.observation.observation_control import ObservationWrapper
+from lofar_station_client.observation.observation import Observation
 
 from os import environ
 from json import loads
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class TestObservation(base.IntegrationTestCase):
         specification_dict = loads(TestObservationBase.VALID_JSON)
 
         # create an observation class using the dict and as host just get it using a util function
-        observation = ObservationWrapper(specification=specification_dict, host=environ["TANGO_HOST"])
+        observation = Observation(specification=specification_dict, host=environ["TANGO_HOST"])
 
         # Assert the observation is running after starting it
         observation.start()