3 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/templates/latex.template b/templates/latex.template
index cc9731bcf..30ecf8a3e 100644
--- a/templates/latex.template
+++ b/templates/latex.template
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@ $endfor$
 $if(title)$
 \title{$title$}
 $endif$
+$if(author)$
 \author{$for(author)$$author$$sep$\\$endfor$}
+$endif$
 $if(date)$
 \date{$date$}
 $endif$
diff --git a/tests/lhs-test.latex b/tests/lhs-test.latex
index 2c4dd6e0f..c3ef9bcf5 100644
--- a/tests/lhs-test.latex
+++ b/tests/lhs-test.latex
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 \setlength{\parskip}{6pt plus 2pt minus 1pt}
 \setcounter{secnumdepth}{0}
 
-\author{}
 
 \begin{document}
 
diff --git a/tests/lhs-test.latex+lhs b/tests/lhs-test.latex+lhs
index 685e41bf1..2f1403d6d 100644
--- a/tests/lhs-test.latex+lhs
+++ b/tests/lhs-test.latex+lhs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 \setlength{\parskip}{6pt plus 2pt minus 1pt}
 \setcounter{secnumdepth}{0}
 
-\author{}
 
 \begin{document}