diff --git a/test/unit/geometry/geometry_reprojection.cpp b/test/unit/geometry/geometry_reprojection.cpp
index cf64a41e8..dd82ac5aa 100644
--- a/test/unit/geometry/geometry_reprojection.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/geometry/geometry_reprojection.cpp
@@ -1185,6 +1185,7 @@ SECTION("test_projection_4326_3857 - Geometry Collection Variant Object") {
     }
 } // END SECTION
 
+#ifdef MAPNIK_USE_PROJ4
 SECTION("test_projection_4269_3857 - Line_String Geometry Object") {
     using namespace mapnik::geometry;
     mapnik::projection source("+init=epsg:4269");
@@ -1250,6 +1251,7 @@ SECTION("test_projection_4269_3857 - Line_String Geometry Object") {
     }
 } // End Section
 
+
 SECTION("test_projection_4269_3857 - Point Geometry Object") {
     using namespace mapnik::geometry;
     mapnik::projection source("+init=epsg:4269");
@@ -1303,5 +1305,6 @@ SECTION("test_projection_4269_3857 - Point Geometry Object") {
     }
 } // End Section
 
+#endif  // MAPNIK_USE_PROJ4
 
 } // End Testcase
diff --git a/test/unit/projection/proj_transform.cpp b/test/unit/projection/proj_transform.cpp
index 289d8e70d..c77bb8f8f 100644
--- a/test/unit/projection/proj_transform.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/projection/proj_transform.cpp
@@ -120,8 +120,6 @@ SECTION("test pj_transform failure behavior")
     proj1 = nullptr;
 }
 
-#endif
-
 // Github Issue https://github.com/mapnik/mapnik/issues/2648
 SECTION("Test proj antimeridian bbox")
 {
@@ -205,12 +203,12 @@ SECTION("Test proj antimeridian bbox")
         }
     }
 }
+#endif
 
 SECTION("proj_transform of coordinate arrays with stride > 1")
 {
     mapnik::projection const proj_4326("+init=epsg:4326");
     mapnik::projection const proj_3857("+init=epsg:3857");
-    mapnik::projection const proj_2193("+init=epsg:2193");
 
     SECTION("lonlat <-> Web Mercator")
     {
@@ -245,6 +243,7 @@ SECTION("proj_transform of coordinate arrays with stride > 1")
     #ifdef MAPNIK_USE_PROJ4
     SECTION("lonlat <-> New Zealand Transverse Mercator 2000")
     {
+        mapnik::projection const proj_2193("+init=epsg:2193");
         //  cs2cs -Ef %.10f +init=epsg:4326 +to +init=epsg:2193 <<END
         //      170.142139 -43.595056
         //      175.566667 -39.283333
diff --git a/test/unit/vertex_adapter/transform_path_adapter.cpp b/test/unit/vertex_adapter/transform_path_adapter.cpp
index 01de4ee0c..cbe992ad8 100644
--- a/test/unit/vertex_adapter/transform_path_adapter.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/vertex_adapter/transform_path_adapter.cpp
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@
 #include <mapnik/proj_transform.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/projection.hpp>
 
+
 TEST_CASE("transform_path_adapter") {
 
+#ifdef MAPNIK_USE_PROJ4
 SECTION("polygon closing - epsg 2330") {
     mapnik::geometry::polygon<double> g;
     g.emplace_back();
@@ -114,4 +116,5 @@ SECTION("polygon closing - epsg 32633") {
     CHECK( y == 0 );
 }
 
+#endif MAPNIK_USE_PROJ4
 }