diff --git a/src/seleneAngleAxis.cpp b/src/seleneAngleAxis.cpp
index 2d6dd25..01d445b 100644
--- a/src/seleneAngleAxis.cpp
+++ b/src/seleneAngleAxis.cpp
@@ -56,21 +56,20 @@ asynStatus seleneAngleAxis::doMove(double position, int relative,
                                          axisNo_, __PRETTY_FUNCTION__,
                                          __LINE__);
     }
-    targetPosition_ = position * motorRecResolution;
+    setTargetPosition(position * motorRecResolution);
     targetSet_ = true;
     return liftAxis_->startCombinedMoveFromVirtualAxis();
     targetSet_ = false;
 }
 
-asynStatus seleneAngleAxis::targetPosition(double *targetPosition) {
-    asynStatus status = asynSuccess;
-
+double seleneAngleAxis::targetPosition() {
     if (targetSet_) {
-        *targetPosition = targetPosition_;
+        return turboPmacAxis::targetPosition();
     } else {
-        status = motorPosition(targetPosition);
+        double targetPos = 0;
+        motorPosition(&targetPos);
+        return targetPos;
     }
-    return status;
 }
 
 asynStatus seleneAngleAxis::doPoll(bool *moving) {
diff --git a/src/seleneAngleAxis.h b/src/seleneAngleAxis.h
index 7c174ad..1634488 100644
--- a/src/seleneAngleAxis.h
+++ b/src/seleneAngleAxis.h
@@ -102,13 +102,11 @@ class seleneAngleAxis : public turboPmacAxis {
                       double acceleration, int forwards);
 
     /**
-     * @brief Read the target position from the axis and write it into the
-     * provided pointer.
+     * @brief Override of the superclass method
      *
-     * @param targetPosition
-     * @return asynStatus
+     * @return double
      */
-    asynStatus targetPosition(double *targetPosition);
+    double targetPosition();
 
     /**
      * @brief Set the offsets of axis 3 and 4 to zero and recalculate all other
diff --git a/src/seleneLiftAxis.cpp b/src/seleneLiftAxis.cpp
index 8c024cd..4febb24 100644
--- a/src/seleneLiftAxis.cpp
+++ b/src/seleneLiftAxis.cpp
@@ -472,22 +472,21 @@ asynStatus seleneLiftAxis::doMove(double position, int relative,
         return pC_->paramLibAccessFailed(status, "motorRecResolution_", axisNo_,
                                          __PRETTY_FUNCTION__, __LINE__);
     }
-    targetPosition_ = position * motorRecResolution;
+    setTargetPosition(position * motorRecResolution);
     targetSet_ = true;
     status = startCombinedMoveFromVirtualAxis();
     targetSet_ = false;
     return status;
 }
 
-asynStatus seleneLiftAxis::targetPosition(double *targetPosition) {
-    asynStatus status = asynSuccess;
-
+double seleneLiftAxis::targetPosition() {
     if (targetSet_) {
-        *targetPosition = targetPosition_;
+        return turboPmacAxis::targetPosition();
     } else {
-        status = motorPosition(targetPosition);
+        double targetPos = 0;
+        motorPosition(&targetPos);
+        return targetPos;
     }
-    return status;
 }
 
 asynStatus seleneLiftAxis::startCombinedMove() {
@@ -500,26 +499,15 @@ asynStatus seleneLiftAxis::startCombinedMove() {
 
     // =========================================================================
 
-    status = targetPosition(&liftTargetPosition);
-    if (status != asynSuccess) {
-        return status;
-    }
-
-    status = angleAxis_->targetPosition(&angleTargetPosition);
-    if (status != asynSuccess) {
-        return status;
-    }
+    liftTargetPosition = targetPosition();
+    angleTargetPosition = angleAxis_->targetPosition();
     auto targetPositions =
         positionsFromLiftAndAngle(liftTargetPosition, angleTargetPosition);
 
     // Apply the offsets of the individual offset axes
     for (int i = 0; i < numAxes_; i++) {
-        double offsetTargetPosition = 0.0;
-        status = offsetAxes_[i]->targetPosition(&offsetTargetPosition);
-        if (status != asynSuccess) {
-            return status;
-        }
-        targetPositions[i] = targetPositions[i] + offsetTargetPosition;
+        targetPositions[i] =
+            targetPositions[i] + offsetAxes_[i]->targetPosition();
     }
 
     // Set all target positions and send the move command
diff --git a/src/seleneLiftAxis.h b/src/seleneLiftAxis.h
index ecd767e..7f6da82 100644
--- a/src/seleneLiftAxis.h
+++ b/src/seleneLiftAxis.h
@@ -256,13 +256,11 @@ class seleneLiftAxis : public turboPmacAxis {
     bool virtualAxisMovement() { return virtualAxisMovement_; }
 
     /**
-     * @brief Read the target position from the axis and write it into the
-     * provided pointer.
+     * @brief Override of the superclass method
      *
-     * @param targetPosition
-     * @return asynStatus
+     * @return double
      */
-    asynStatus targetPosition(double *targetPosition);
+    double targetPosition();
 
     /**
      * @brief Access the position of the lift axis
diff --git a/src/seleneOffsetAxis.cpp b/src/seleneOffsetAxis.cpp
index 83c8a9e..35da4d9 100644
--- a/src/seleneOffsetAxis.cpp
+++ b/src/seleneOffsetAxis.cpp
@@ -151,15 +151,14 @@ asynStatus seleneOffsetAxis::init() {
     return status;
 }
 
-asynStatus seleneOffsetAxis::targetPosition(double *targetPosition) {
-    asynStatus status = asynSuccess;
-
+double seleneOffsetAxis::targetPosition() {
     if (targetSet_) {
-        *targetPosition = targetPosition_;
+        return turboPmacAxis::targetPosition();
     } else {
-        status = motorPosition(targetPosition);
+        double targetPos = 0;
+        motorPosition(&targetPos);
+        return targetPos;
     }
-    return status;
 }
 
 asynStatus seleneOffsetAxis::doPoll(bool *moving) {
@@ -332,7 +331,7 @@ asynStatus seleneOffsetAxis::doMove(double position, int relative,
     }
 
     // Set the target position
-    targetPosition_ = position * motorRecResolution;
+    setTargetPosition(position * motorRecResolution);
     targetSet_ = true;
     asynStatus status = liftAxis_->startCombinedMoveFromOffsetAxis();
     targetSet_ = false;
diff --git a/src/seleneOffsetAxis.h b/src/seleneOffsetAxis.h
index b13c01b..1687f59 100644
--- a/src/seleneOffsetAxis.h
+++ b/src/seleneOffsetAxis.h
@@ -81,13 +81,11 @@ class seleneOffsetAxis : public turboPmacAxis {
     asynStatus setPositionsFromEncoderPosition(double encoderPosition);
 
     /**
-     * @brief Read the target position from the axis and write it into the
-     * provided pointer.
+     * @brief Override of the superclass method
      *
-     * @param targetPosition
-     * @return asynStatus
+     * @return double
      */
-    asynStatus targetPosition(double *targetPosition);
+    double targetPosition();
 
     /**
      * @brief Set the offsets of axis 3 and 4 to zero and recalculate all other