diff --git a/tests/src/testCSAdapterEqFct.cpp b/tests/src/testCSAdapterEqFct.cpp
index 952dfc06df54c1caa5570ea807d3d0fa734f2c33..0338049c61516a02f1af45af56ccdc1e57f7ca38 100644
--- a/tests/src/testCSAdapterEqFct.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/testCSAdapterEqFct.cpp
@@ -76,15 +76,15 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(testCSAdapterEqFct) {
   }
   // note: doocs property names always have a space (and a comment which can
   // be empty, but the space is always there)"
-  BOOST_REQUIRE(doocsProperties.find("TO_DEVICE.INT ") != doocsProperties.end());
-  BOOST_REQUIRE(doocsProperties.find("FROM_DEVICE.INT ") != doocsProperties.end());
+  BOOST_REQUIRE(doocsProperties.find("TO_DEVICE.INT") != doocsProperties.end());
+  BOOST_REQUIRE(doocsProperties.find("FROM_DEVICE.INT") != doocsProperties.end());
 
   // write once and check
-  set_doocs_value(*(doocsProperties["TO_DEVICE.INT "]), 13);
+  set_doocs_value(*(doocsProperties["TO_DEVICE.INT"]), 13);
   businessLogic.toDeviceInt->readNonBlocking();
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(businessLogic.toDeviceInt->accessData(0), 13);
   // change and observe the change in the device
-  set_doocs_value(*(doocsProperties["TO_DEVICE.INT "]), 14);
+  set_doocs_value(*(doocsProperties["TO_DEVICE.INT"]), 14);
   businessLogic.toDeviceInt->readNonBlocking();
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(businessLogic.toDeviceInt->accessData(0), 14);
 
@@ -92,12 +92,12 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(testCSAdapterEqFct) {
   businessLogic.fromDeviceInt->accessData(0) = 12;
   businessLogic.fromDeviceInt->write();
   updater->update();
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(doocsProperties["FROM_DEVICE.INT "]->value(), 12);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(doocsProperties["FROM_DEVICE.INT"]->value(), 12);
 
   businessLogic.fromDeviceInt->accessData(0) = 15;
   businessLogic.fromDeviceInt->write();
   updater->update();
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(doocsProperties["FROM_DEVICE.INT "]->value(), 15);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(doocsProperties["FROM_DEVICE.INT"]->value(), 15);
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(testWithMapping) {
@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(testWithMapping) {
 
   // both properties are called int, but are in different locations
   D_int* doocsInt = dynamic_cast<D_int*>(toDeviceEqFct.getDoocsProperties()[0].get());
-  BOOST_REQUIRE(std::string(doocsInt->property_name()) == "INT ");
+  BOOST_REQUIRE(std::string(doocsInt->property_name()) == "INT");
   doocsInt = dynamic_cast<D_int*>(fromDeviceEqFct.getDoocsProperties()[0].get());
-  BOOST_REQUIRE(std::string(doocsInt->property_name()) == "INT ");
+  BOOST_REQUIRE(std::string(doocsInt->property_name()) == "INT");
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
diff --git a/tests/src/testDoocsPVFactory.cpp b/tests/src/testDoocsPVFactory.cpp
index a7e894e6db131fd11c3e2a9713b0e245c6c4cde0..469ea3ebe49bd4a0c567d1b697c6a15b841b6736 100644
--- a/tests/src/testDoocsPVFactory.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/testDoocsPVFactory.cpp
@@ -69,35 +69,35 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(testAutoCreateScalars) {
   // We insert check points with integers so we know where the algorithm kicks
   // out in case of an error. These checkpoints are always true.
   testCreateProcessScalar<int32_t, D_int>(std::make_shared<AutoPropertyDescription>("I/int32", "I", "int32"), factory,
-      "int32 "); // DOOCS property names always have a space (and
-                 // potentially some description)"
+      "int32"); 
+                
   BOOST_CHECK(-32);
   testCreateProcessScalar<int32_t, D_int>(
-      std::make_shared<AutoPropertyDescription>("U/uint32", "I", "uint32"), factory, "uint32 ");
+      std::make_shared<AutoPropertyDescription>("U/uint32", "I", "uint32"), factory, "uint32");
   BOOST_CHECK(32);
   testCreateProcessScalar<int32_t, D_int>(std::make_shared<AutoPropertyDescription>("I/int16", "I", "int16"), factory,
-      "int16 "); // DOOCS property names always have a space (and
-                 // potentially some description)"
+      "int16"); 
+                 
   BOOST_CHECK(-16);
   testCreateProcessScalar<int32_t, D_int>(std::make_shared<AutoPropertyDescription>("U/uint16", "I", "uint16"), factory,
-      "uint16 "); // DOOCS property names always have a space (and
-                  // potentially some description)"
+      "uint16"); 
+                  
   BOOST_CHECK(16);
   testCreateProcessScalar<int32_t, D_int>(std::make_shared<AutoPropertyDescription>("I/int8", "I", "int8"), factory,
-      "int8 "); // DOOCS property names always have a space (and potentially
-                // some description)"
+      "int8"); 
+               
   BOOST_CHECK(-8);
   testCreateProcessScalar<int32_t, D_int>(std::make_shared<AutoPropertyDescription>("U/uint8", "I", "uint8"), factory,
-      "uint8 "); // DOOCS property names always have a space (and
-                 // potentially some description)"
+      "uint8"); 
+                
   BOOST_CHECK(8);
   testCreateProcessScalar<float, D_float>(std::make_shared<AutoPropertyDescription>("FP/float", "FP", "float"), factory,
-      "float "); // DOOCS property names always have a space (and
-                 // potentially some description)"
+      "float"); 
+                
   BOOST_CHECK(0.5);
   testCreateProcessScalar<double, D_double>(std::make_shared<AutoPropertyDescription>("FP/double", "FP", "double"),
-      factory, "double "); // DOOCS property names always have a space (and
-                           // potentially some description)"
+      factory, "double"); 
+                          
   BOOST_CHECK(32);
 }