diff --git a/makefile-templates/Makefile.handbook b/makefile-templates/Makefile.handbook
index 5c93eb0..2f3326d 100644
--- a/makefile-templates/Makefile.handbook
+++ b/makefile-templates/Makefile.handbook
@@ -299,9 +299,9 @@
 #
 %.pdf: %.tex
 	@$(ANNOUNCE) "pdflatex $< (pass 1)"
-	$(PDFLATEX) --jobname=$(basename $<) '\def\LaTeXOptions{$(LATEX_OPTS)}\input{$<}'
+	$(PDFLATEX) --jobname=$(basename $<) '\def\LaTeXOptions{12pt,a4paper}\input{$<}'
 	@$(ANNOUNCE) "pdflatex $< (pass 2)"
-	$(PDFLATEX) --jobname=$(basename $<) '\def\LaTeXOptions{$(LATEX_OPTS)}\input{$<}'
+	$(PDFLATEX) --jobname=$(basename $<) '\def\LaTeXOptions{12pt,a4paper}\input{$<}'
 
 %-2up.pdf: %.pdf
 	@$(ANNOUNCE) "Generating $@"
@@ -384,7 +384,6 @@
 	@$(ECHO) "QUESTION_TEX_INPUTS = [$(QUESTION_TEX_INPUTS)]"
 	@$(ECHO) "ANSWER_TEX_INPUTS = [$(ANSWER_TEX_INPUTS)]"
 	@$(ECHO) "LATEX_INCLUDES = [$(LATEX_INCLUDES)]"
-	@$(ECHO) "LATEX_OPTS = [$(LATEX_OPTS)]"
 	@$(ECHO) "INSTALL_DIRECTORY = [$(INSTALL_DIRECTORY)]"
 	@$(ECHO) "INSTALL_FILES = [$(INSTALL_FILES)]"
 	@$(ECHO) "QUESTION_INSTALL_FILES = [$(QUESTION_INSTALL_FILES)]"