diff --git a/ale/base/data_naif.py b/ale/base/data_naif.py
index 549ff7e01e3cf9655facaa6c953d217c637bea0c..0243be510a3a63a6bae4007a1553e5e30a1ce795 100644
--- a/ale/base/data_naif.py
+++ b/ale/base/data_naif.py
@@ -278,7 +278,10 @@ class NaifSpice():
         : str
         String name of the target reference frame
         """
-        return 'IAU_{}'.format(self.target_name)
+        try:
+            return spice.cidfrm(spice.bodn2c(self.target_name))[1]
+        except:
+            return 'IAU_{}'.format(self.target_name)
 
     @property
     def sun_position(self):
diff --git a/ale/drivers/lro_drivers.py b/ale/drivers/lro_drivers.py
index 87abc4fff44062e4e05da9893937ed2a84a23a02..635ac532520c2d6a61b1b40e1d3f6c3bd3c376ac 100644
--- a/ale/drivers/lro_drivers.py
+++ b/ale/drivers/lro_drivers.py
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ class LroLrocPds3LabelNaifSpiceDriver(LineScanner, NaifSpice, Pds3Label, Driver)
         """
         return self.crosstrack_summing
 
+
 class LroLrocIsisLabelNaifSpiceDriver(LineScanner, NaifSpice, IsisLabel, Driver):
     @property
     def instrument_id(self):
@@ -403,20 +404,3 @@ class LroLrocIsisLabelNaifSpiceDriver(LineScanner, NaifSpice, IsisLabel, Driver)
           Number of samples and lines combined from the original data to produce a single pixel in this image
         """
         return self.label['IsisCube']['Instrument']['SpatialSumming']
-
-    @property
-    def target_frame_id(self):
-        """
-        Returns the Naif ID code for the target body
-        Expects target_name to be defined. This must be a string containig the name
-        of the target body.
-
-        Returns
-        -------
-        : int
-          Naif ID code for the target body
-        """
-        name_lookup = {
-            "MOON": "MOON_ME"
-        }
-        return int(spice.gdpool('FRAME_{}'.format(name_lookup[self.target_name]),0,1))
diff --git a/tests/pytests/test_data_naif.py b/tests/pytests/test_data_naif.py
index 5bf7fab182c4ef0c3d9c73d85793fb94753ca279..7b63804fdd95e68a483b02a4e7dcf38359c77fa3 100644
--- a/tests/pytests/test_data_naif.py
+++ b/tests/pytests/test_data_naif.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class test_data_naif(unittest.TestCase):
         np.testing.assert_array_equal(self.driver.target_body_radii, [3396.19, 3396.19, 3376.2 ])
 
     def test_reference_frame(self):
-        assert self.driver.reference_frame == 'IAU_Mars'
+        assert self.driver.reference_frame.upper() == 'IAU_MARS'
 
     def test_ephemeris_start_time(self):
         assert self.driver.ephemeris_start_time == -631195148.8160816
diff --git a/tests/pytests/test_lro_drivers.py b/tests/pytests/test_lro_drivers.py
index a88de394262cfaa2360c75e0d87af3ad79255db2..6f967dea16c4828bf9b8e1e3ac89aaeefbf1ac64 100644
--- a/tests/pytests/test_lro_drivers.py
+++ b/tests/pytests/test_lro_drivers.py
@@ -163,30 +163,26 @@ image_dict = {
                 302228504.6989461,
                 302228504.7816205
             ],
-            "Positions": [
-                [ -1516.151401156933, -668.6288568627692, 902.0947198613901 ],
-                [ -1516.223409461061, -668.5964957526799, 901.9888699314455 ],
-                [ -1516.2954102001283, -668.5641313047068, 901.8830154985509 ],
-                [ -1516.3674033217933, -668.5317635424859, 901.7771566394573 ],
-                [ -1516.4393889295134, -668.4993924191643, 901.6712932021625 ],
-                [ -1516.511366970942, -668.4670179583775, 901.5654252634131 ]
-            ],
-            "Velocities": [
-                [ -0.8710326332082557, 0.39140831001748183, -1.2802959403961716 ],
-                [ -0.870941131400504, 0.3914486847034966, -1.280350409495549 ],
-                [ -0.870849624629936, 0.39148905771548614, -1.280404872563503 ],
-                [ -0.8707581129628269, 0.3915294290241222, -1.2804593295603206 ],
-                [ -0.8706665962676469, 0.39156979868758957, -1.2805137805641233 ],
-                [ -0.8705750746107267, 0.3916101666764657, -1.2805682255353403 ]
-            ]
+            "Positions": [[-1516.1039882048947, -668.6745734893002, 902.1405183116759 ],
+                [ -1516.176000573894, -668.6422150991707, 902.0346703324196 ],
+                [ -1516.2480053780712, -668.6098533709328, 901.9288178499854 ],
+                [ -1516.320002565111, -668.5774883280569, 901.8229609411912 ],
+                [ -1516.3919922384162, -668.5451199240163, 901.7170994539005 ],
+                [ -1516.4639743456696, -668.5127481822817, 901.6112334649276 ]],
+            "Velocities": [[-0.8710817993164441, 0.3913754105818205, -1.2802723434988814 ],
+                [ -0.8709903003882029, 0.39141578800691706, -1.2803268153571778 ],
+                [ -0.8708987964969201, 0.3914561637581709, -1.2803812811841886 ],
+                [ -0.8708072877088842, 0.391496537806338, -1.2804357409401614 ],
+                [ -0.8707157738925385, 0.3915369102094339, -1.2804901947032974 ],
+                [ -0.8706242551142269, 0.39157728093812155, -1.2805446424339852 ]]
         },
         "SunPosition": {
             "SpkTableStartTime": 302228504.5749346,
             "SpkTableEndTime": 302228504.5749346,
             "SpkTableOriginalSize": 1,
             "EphemerisTimes": [ 302228504.5749346 ],
-            "Positions": [ [ -91883378.263122, 111069433.8370443, 48184018.936351 ] ],
-            "Velocities": [ [ -23.97818344566901, -15.922784266924515, -6.938247041660347 ] ]
+            "Positions": [ [ -91885596.62561405, 111066639.06681778, 48186230.75049895 ] ],
+            "Velocities": [ [ -23.97582426247181, -15.920790540011309, -6.940052709040858 ] ]
         }
     }
  }
@@ -210,70 +206,6 @@ def driver(request):
         label = get_image_label("M103595705LE", "pds3")
         return LroLrocPds3LabelNaifSpiceDriver(label)
 
-@pytest.fixture()
-def usgscsm_comparison_isd():
-    return {
-        'radii': {
-            'semimajor': 1737.4,
-            'semiminor': 1737.4,
-            'unit': 'km'},
-        'sensor_position': {
-            'positions': np.array([[-1207231.46307793,   995625.53174743,  1053981.26081487],
-                                   [-1207284.70256369,   995671.36239502,  1053869.44545937],
-                                   [-1207337.93600499,   995717.18809878,  1053757.62484255],
-                                   [-1207391.16336313,   995763.00882545,  1053645.79904556],
-                                   [-1207444.38471462,   995808.82464074,  1053533.96790769],
-                                   [-1207497.60002076,   995854.63551139,  1053422.13151007]]),
-            'velocities': np.array([[ -644.00247387,   554.38114107, -1352.44702294],
-                                    [ -643.92936421,   554.32134372, -1352.51066509],
-                                    [ -643.85625085,   554.26154319, -1352.57430092],
-                                    [ -643.78313387,   554.20173949, -1352.63793037],
-                                    [ -643.71001314,   554.14193256, -1352.70155355],
-                                    [ -643.63688874,   554.08212243, -1352.76517038]]),
-            'unit': 'm'},
-        'sun_position': {
-            'positions': np.array([[3.21525248e+10, 1.48548292e+11, -5.42339533e+08]]),
-            'velocities': np.array([[366615.76978428, -78679.46821947, -787.76505647]]),
-            'unit': 'm'},
-        'sensor_orientation': {
-            'quaternions': np.array([[ 0.83106252, -0.29729751,  0.44741172,  0.14412506],
-                                     [ 0.83104727, -0.29729165,  0.44744078,  0.14413484],
-                                     [ 0.83103181, -0.29728538,  0.44747013,  0.14414582],
-                                     [ 0.83101642, -0.29727968,  0.44749888,  0.14415708],
-                                     [ 0.83100113, -0.29727394,  0.44752759,  0.1441679 ],
-                                     [ 0.8309859 , -0.29726798,  0.44755647,  0.14417831]])},
-        'detector_sample_summing': 1,
-        'detector_line_summing': 1,
-        'focal_length_model': {
-            'focal_length': 699.62},
-        'detector_center': {
-            'line': 0.0,
-            'sample': 2547.5},
-        'starting_detector_line': 0,
-        'starting_detector_sample': 0,
-        'focal2pixel_lines': [0.0, 142.857, 0.0],
-        'focal2pixel_samples': [0.0, 0.0, 142.857],
-        'optical_distortion': {
-            'lrolrocnac': {
-                'coefficients': [1.81e-05]}},
-        'image_lines': 400,
-        'image_samples': 5064,
-        'name_platform': 'LUNAR RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER',
-        'name_sensor': 'LUNAR RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER CAMERA',
-        'reference_height': {
-            'maxheight': 1000,
-            'minheight': -1000,
-            'unit': 'm'},
-        'name_model': 'USGS_ASTRO_LINE_SCANNER_SENSOR_MODEL',
-        'interpolation_method': 'lagrange',
-        'line_scan_rate': [[0.5, -0.20668596029281616, 0.0010334295999999998]],
-        'starting_ephemeris_time': 302228504.36824864,
-        'center_ephemeris_time': 302228504.5749346,
-        't0_ephemeris': -0.20668596029281616,
-        'dt_ephemeris': 0.08267437219619751,
-        't0_quaternion': -0.20668596029281616,
-        'dt_quaternion': 0.08267437219619751}
-
 def test_short_mission_name(driver):
     assert driver.short_mission_name=='lro'
 
@@ -391,8 +323,3 @@ class test_isis_naif(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_sampling_factor(self):
         assert self.driver.sampling_factor == 1
-
-    def test_target_frame_id(self):
-        with patch('ale.drivers.lro_drivers.spice.gdpool', return_value=-12345) as gdpool:
-            assert self.driver.target_frame_id == -12345
-            gdpool.assert_called_with('FRAME_MOON_ME',0,1)