diff --git a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/integration_test/devices/test_device_beam.py b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/integration_test/devices/test_device_beam.py
index 6f98df8b1864dea700b631f97916f2414f15ea40..c83e0af39512c4acf7dd0aa4c31bf6127ffd318b 100644
--- a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/integration_test/devices/test_device_beam.py
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/integration_test/devices/test_device_beam.py
@@ -8,10 +8,7 @@
 # See LICENSE.txt for more info.
 
 import numpy
-from tango.test_context import DeviceTestContext
-
 from tangostationcontrol.integration_test.device_proxy import TestDeviceProxy
-from tangostationcontrol.devices import beam
 
 from .base import AbstractTestBases
 
@@ -22,35 +19,39 @@ class TestDeviceBeam(AbstractTestBases.TestDeviceBase):
     
     def test_write_HBAT_delays(self):
         """ Test whether the delay values are correctly saved into the relative RECV attribute"""
-        with DeviceTestContext(beam.Beam, process=True) as proxy:
-
-            proxy.initialise()
-            proxy.on()
-
-            # setup RECV as well
-            recv_proxy = TestDeviceProxy("STAT/RECV/1")
-            recv_proxy.off()
-            recv_proxy.initialise()
-            recv_proxy.set_defaults()
-            recv_proxy.on()
-
-            proxy.recv_proxy = recv_proxy
-
-            # Verify attribute is present (all zeros if never used before)
-            HBAT_delays_r1 = numpy.array(recv_proxy.read_attribute('HBAT_BF_delays_RW').value)
-            self.assertIsNotNone(HBAT_delays_r1)
-
-            # verify if values are actually transformed
-            HBAT_delays_flat = proxy.HBAT_delays(numpy.array([["J2000","0deg","0deg"]] * 96).flatten()) 
-            HBAT_delays = numpy.array(HBAT_delays_flat).reshape(96,16)
-            HBAT_signal_input_delays = numpy.zeros((96,32), dtype=numpy.float64)    # Property of Beam-device
-            HBAT_bf_delay_step_delays = recv_proxy.HBAT_bf_delay_step_delays
-
-            HBAT_bf_delays = beam.Beam._calculate_HBAT_bf_delays(HBAT_delays, HBAT_signal_input_delays, HBAT_bf_delay_step_delays)
-            self.assertNotEqual(HBAT_delays, HBAT_bf_delays)
-            
-            # Verify writing operation does not lead to errors
-            proxy.HBAT_set_pointing(numpy.array([["J2000","0deg","0deg"]] * 96).flatten())  # write values to RECV
-            HBAT_delays_r2 = numpy.array(recv_proxy.read_attribute('HBAT_BF_delays_RW').value)
-            self.assertIsNotNone(HBAT_delays_r2)
 
+        self.proxy.initialise()
+        self.proxy.on()
+
+        # setup RECV as well
+        recv_proxy = TestDeviceProxy("STAT/RECV/1")
+        recv_proxy.off()
+        recv_proxy.initialise()
+        recv_proxy.set_defaults()
+        recv_proxy.on()
+
+        self.proxy.recv_proxy = recv_proxy
+
+        # Verify attribute is present (all zeros if never used before)
+        HBAT_delays_r1 = numpy.array(recv_proxy.read_attribute('HBAT_BF_delays_RW').value)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(HBAT_delays_r1)
+
+        # Unable to independently test '_calculate_HBAT_bf_delays' because it is not a Tango command, 
+        # thus DeviceProxy cannot access it. On the other hand, the method cannot be unit-tested because it
+        # requires access to a DeviceRecv property from DeviceBeam. This last requirement should change with L2SS-574
+        # 
+        # verify if values are actually transformed
+        # HBAT_delays_flat = self.proxy.HBAT_delays(numpy.array([["J2000","0deg","0deg"]] * 96).flatten()) 
+        # HBAT_delays = numpy.array(HBAT_delays_flat).reshape(96,16)
+        # HBAT_signal_input_delays = numpy.zeros((96,32), dtype=numpy.float64)    # Property of Beam-device
+        # HBAT_bf_delay_step_delays = recv_proxy.HBAT_bf_delay_step_delays
+        # HBAT_bf_delays = self.proxy._calculate_HBAT_bf_delays(HBAT_delays, HBAT_signal_input_delays, HBAT_bf_delay_step_delays)
+        # self.assertNotEqual(HBAT_delays, HBAT_bf_delays)
+        
+        # Verify writing operation does not lead to errors
+        self.proxy.HBAT_set_pointing(numpy.array([["J2000","0deg","0deg"]] * 96).flatten())  # write values to RECV
+        HBAT_delays_r2 = numpy.array(recv_proxy.read_attribute('HBAT_BF_delays_RW').value)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(HBAT_delays_r2)
+
+        # Verify delays changed (to be discussed)
+        #self.assertFalse((HBAT_delays_r1==HBAT_delays_r2).all())