diff --git a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/beam/test_delays.py b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/beam/test_delays.py
index dd141b903dcf7a481d0e652a4b66a05e52d0f713..2f74510e300203a4b04edadb4b39f399f2adf886 100644
--- a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/beam/test_delays.py
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/beam/test_delays.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ class TestAttributeTypes(base.TestCase):
         reference_itrf = [3826577.066, 461022.948, 5064892.786]  # CS002LBA, in ITRF2005 epoch 2012.5
         d = delay_calculator(reference_itrf)
 
+        self.assertIsNotNone(d)
+
     def test_set_measure_time(self):
         # # create a frame tied to the reference position
         reference_itrf = [3826577.066, 461022.948, 5064892.786]  # CS002LBA, in ITRF2005 epoch 2012.5
@@ -27,16 +29,13 @@ class TestAttributeTypes(base.TestCase):
         timestamp = datetime.datetime(2000, 1, 1, 0, 0, 5)
         d.set_measure_time(timestamp)
 
+        self.assertIsNotNone(d)
 
     def test_sun(self):
         # # create a frame tied to the reference position
         reference_itrf = [3826577.066, 461022.948, 5064892.786]  # CS002LBA, in ITRF2005 epoch 2012.5
         d = delay_calculator(reference_itrf)
 
-        # set the antenna position identical to the reference position
-        speed_of_light = 299792458.0
-        antenna_itrf = [[reference_itrf[0], reference_itrf[1], reference_itrf[2]]]  # CS001LBA, in ITRF2005 epoch 2012.5
-
         for i in range(24):
             # # set the timestamp to solve for
             timestamp = datetime.datetime(2022, 1, 27, i, 28, 0)  # 9:28 sunrise this particular day
@@ -51,8 +50,6 @@ class TestAttributeTypes(base.TestCase):
             pointing = d.measure.direction(*direction)
             dir = d.get_direction_vector(pointing)
 
-            print(f"time: {i:2}:28,\tdirection: {dir}")
-
             self.assertTrue(0.98 <= sqrt(pow(dir[0],2) + pow(dir[1],2) + pow(dir[2],2)) <= 1.02)
 
     def test_identical_location(self):
@@ -98,7 +95,6 @@ class TestAttributeTypes(base.TestCase):
         # calculate the delays based on the set reference position, the set time and now the set direction and antenna positions.
         delays = d.convert(direction, antenna_itrf)
 
-        print("One second delay: ", delays)
 
         self.assertTrue(0.98 <= delays[0] <= 1.02)