diff --git a/test/lhs-test.latex b/test/lhs-test.latex
index 027ad3a0e..3f146e0e1 100644
--- a/test/lhs-test.latex
+++ b/test/lhs-test.latex
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+\PassOptionsToPackage{unicode=true}{hyperref} % options for packages loaded elsewhere
+\PassOptionsToPackage{hyphens}{url}
+%
 \documentclass[]{article}
 \usepackage{lmodern}
 \usepackage{amssymb,amsmath}
@@ -23,8 +26,7 @@
 \setlength{\parindent}{0pt}
 \setlength{\parskip}{6pt plus 2pt minus 1pt}
 }
-\PassOptionsToPackage{hyphens}{url} % url is loaded by hyperref
-\usepackage[unicode=true]{hyperref}
+\usepackage{hyperref}
 \hypersetup{
             pdfborder={0 0 0},
             breaklinks=true}
diff --git a/test/lhs-test.latex+lhs b/test/lhs-test.latex+lhs
index 4aac4c7bb..e6f146ae6 100644
--- a/test/lhs-test.latex+lhs
+++ b/test/lhs-test.latex+lhs
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+\PassOptionsToPackage{unicode=true}{hyperref} % options for packages loaded elsewhere
+\PassOptionsToPackage{hyphens}{url}
+%
 \documentclass[]{article}
 \usepackage{lmodern}
 \usepackage{amssymb,amsmath}
@@ -23,8 +26,7 @@
 \setlength{\parindent}{0pt}
 \setlength{\parskip}{6pt plus 2pt minus 1pt}
 }
-\PassOptionsToPackage{hyphens}{url} % url is loaded by hyperref
-\usepackage[unicode=true]{hyperref}
+\usepackage{hyperref}
 \hypersetup{
             pdfborder={0 0 0},
             breaklinks=true}
diff --git a/test/writer.latex b/test/writer.latex
index 207e30569..60d3d03da 100644
--- a/test/writer.latex
+++ b/test/writer.latex
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+\PassOptionsToPackage{unicode=true}{hyperref} % options for packages loaded elsewhere
+\PassOptionsToPackage{hyphens}{url}
+%
 \documentclass[]{article}
 \usepackage{lmodern}
 \usepackage{amssymb,amsmath}
@@ -23,9 +26,8 @@
 \setlength{\parindent}{0pt}
 \setlength{\parskip}{6pt plus 2pt minus 1pt}
 }
-\PassOptionsToPackage{hyphens}{url} % url is loaded by hyperref
 \usepackage{fancyvrb}
-\usepackage[unicode=true]{hyperref}
+\usepackage{hyperref}
 \hypersetup{
             pdftitle={Pandoc Test Suite},
             pdfauthor={John MacFarlane; Anonymous},
diff --git a/test/writers-lang-and-dir.latex b/test/writers-lang-and-dir.latex
index 0a7832a91..b8481c879 100644
--- a/test/writers-lang-and-dir.latex
+++ b/test/writers-lang-and-dir.latex
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+\PassOptionsToPackage{unicode=true}{hyperref} % options for packages loaded elsewhere
+\PassOptionsToPackage{hyphens}{url}
+%
 \documentclass[english,]{article}
 \usepackage{lmodern}
 \usepackage{amssymb,amsmath}
@@ -23,8 +26,7 @@
 \setlength{\parindent}{0pt}
 \setlength{\parskip}{6pt plus 2pt minus 1pt}
 }
-\PassOptionsToPackage{hyphens}{url} % url is loaded by hyperref
-\usepackage[unicode=true]{hyperref}
+\usepackage{hyperref}
 \hypersetup{
             pdfborder={0 0 0},
             breaklinks=true}