diff --git a/util/hb-ot-shape-closure.cc b/util/hb-ot-shape-closure.cc
index 2e3ee2a33..7996c11f3 100644
--- a/util/hb-ot-shape-closure.cc
+++ b/util/hb-ot-shape-closure.cc
@@ -32,14 +32,10 @@
 
 struct shape_closure_consumer_t : option_group_t
 {
-  shape_closure_consumer_t (option_parser_t *parser)
-  : shaper (parser)
-  {
-    add_options (parser);
-  }
-
   void add_options (struct option_parser_t *parser) override
   {
+    shaper.add_options (parser);
+
     GOptionEntry entries[] =
     {
       {"no-glyph-names",	0, G_OPTION_FLAG_REVERSE, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE,	&this->show_glyph_names,	"Use glyph indices instead of names",	nullptr},
diff --git a/util/hb-shape.cc b/util/hb-shape.cc
index d2b86f1a8..8cf1901a2 100644
--- a/util/hb-shape.cc
+++ b/util/hb-shape.cc
@@ -30,11 +30,16 @@
 
 struct output_buffer_t
 {
-  output_buffer_t (option_parser_t *parser)
-  : options (parser, hb_buffer_serialize_list_formats ()),
-    format (parser)
+  output_buffer_t ()
+  : options (hb_buffer_serialize_list_formats ())
   {}
 
+  void add_options (option_parser_t *parser)
+  {
+    options.add_options (parser);
+    format.add_options (parser);
+  }
+
   void init (hb_buffer_t *buffer, const font_options_t *font_opts)
   {
     options.get_file_handle ();
diff --git a/util/hb-subset.cc b/util/hb-subset.cc
index 2d66d913c..4ff193137 100644
--- a/util/hb-subset.cc
+++ b/util/hb-subset.cc
@@ -36,10 +36,11 @@
 
 struct subset_consumer_t
 {
-  subset_consumer_t (option_parser_t *parser)
-  : options (parser),
-    subset_options (parser)
-  {}
+  void add_options (option_parser_t *parser)
+  {
+    output_options.add_options (parser);
+    subset_options.add_options (parser);
+  }
 
   void init (hb_buffer_t  *buffer_,
 	     const font_options_t *font_opts)
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ struct subset_consumer_t
     if (!failed)
     {
       hb_blob_t *result = hb_face_reference_blob (new_face);
-      write_file (options.output_file, result);
+      write_file (output_options.output_file, result);
       hb_blob_destroy (result);
     }
 
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ struct subset_consumer_t
   bool failed = false;
 
   private:
-  output_options_t options;
+  output_options_t output_options;
   subset_options_t subset_options;
 
   hb_face_t *face = nullptr;
diff --git a/util/main-font-text.hh b/util/main-font-text.hh
index 7915c3786..ddeab3da9 100644
--- a/util/main-font-text.hh
+++ b/util/main-font-text.hh
@@ -51,14 +51,21 @@ template <typename consumer_t, int default_font_size, int subpixel_bits, int eol
 struct main_font_text_t
 {
   main_font_text_t ()
-		  : options ("[FONT-FILE] [TEXT]"),
-		    font_opts (&options, default_font_size, subpixel_bits),
-		    input (&options),
-		    consumer (&options) {}
+  : font_opts (default_font_size, subpixel_bits)
+  {}
+
+  void add_options (option_parser_t *parser)
+  {
+    font_opts.add_options (parser);
+    input.add_options (parser);
+    consumer.add_options (parser);
+  }
 
   int
   main (int argc, char **argv)
   {
+    option_parser_t options ("[FONT-FILE] [TEXT]");
+    add_options (&options);
     options.parse (&argc, &argv);
 
     argc--, argv++;
@@ -86,7 +93,6 @@ struct main_font_text_t
   }
 
   protected:
-  option_parser_t options;
   font_options_t font_opts;
   text_options_t input;
   consumer_t consumer;
diff --git a/util/options.hh b/util/options.hh
index 802fec3bc..9925e26b6 100644
--- a/util/options.hh
+++ b/util/options.hh
@@ -117,10 +117,6 @@ struct option_parser_t
 
 struct view_options_t : option_group_t
 {
-  view_options_t (option_parser_t *parser)
-  {
-    add_options (parser);
-  }
   ~view_options_t () override
   {
     g_free (fore);
@@ -145,10 +141,6 @@ struct view_options_t : option_group_t
 
 struct shape_options_t : option_group_t
 {
-  shape_options_t (option_parser_t *parser)
-  {
-    add_options (parser);
-  }
   ~shape_options_t () override
   {
     g_free (direction);
@@ -433,16 +425,13 @@ struct shape_options_t : option_group_t
 
 struct font_options_t : option_group_t
 {
-  font_options_t (option_parser_t *parser,
-		  int default_font_size_,
+  font_options_t (int default_font_size_,
 		  unsigned int subpixel_bits_)
   : default_font_size (default_font_size_),
     subpixel_bits (subpixel_bits_),
     font_size_x (default_font_size_),
     font_size_y (default_font_size_)
-  {
-    add_options (parser);
-  }
+  {}
   ~font_options_t () override
   {
     g_free (font_file);
@@ -492,10 +481,6 @@ struct font_options_t : option_group_t
 
 struct text_options_t : option_group_t
 {
-  text_options_t (option_parser_t *parser)
-  {
-    add_options (parser);
-  }
   ~text_options_t () override
   {
     g_free (text_before);
@@ -535,12 +520,9 @@ struct text_options_t : option_group_t
 
 struct output_options_t : option_group_t
 {
-  output_options_t (option_parser_t *parser,
-		    const char **supported_formats_ = nullptr)
+  output_options_t (const char **supported_formats_ = nullptr)
   : supported_formats (supported_formats_)
-  {
-    add_options (parser);
-  }
+  {}
   ~output_options_t () override
   {
     g_free (output_file);
@@ -581,10 +563,6 @@ struct output_options_t : option_group_t
 
 struct format_options_t : option_group_t
 {
-  format_options_t (option_parser_t *parser) {
-    add_options (parser);
-  }
-
   void add_options (option_parser_t *parser) override;
 
   void serialize (hb_buffer_t  *buffer,
@@ -628,12 +606,9 @@ struct format_options_t : option_group_t
 
 struct subset_options_t : option_group_t
 {
-  subset_options_t (option_parser_t *parser)
+  subset_options_t ()
   : input (hb_subset_input_create_or_fail ())
-  {
-    add_options (parser);
-  }
-
+  {}
   ~subset_options_t () override
   {
     hb_subset_input_destroy (input);
diff --git a/util/shape-consumer.hh b/util/shape-consumer.hh
index eada0535b..1d1dbdfde 100644
--- a/util/shape-consumer.hh
+++ b/util/shape-consumer.hh
@@ -34,10 +34,11 @@
 template <typename output_t>
 struct shape_consumer_t
 {
-  shape_consumer_t (option_parser_t *parser)
-  : shaper (parser),
-    output (parser)
-  {}
+  void add_options (option_parser_t *parser)
+  {
+    shaper.add_options (parser);
+    output.add_options (parser);
+  }
 
   void init (hb_buffer_t  *buffer_,
 	     const font_options_t *font_opts)
diff --git a/util/view-cairo.hh b/util/view-cairo.hh
index af58f15db..dbd99670c 100644
--- a/util/view-cairo.hh
+++ b/util/view-cairo.hh
@@ -34,15 +34,20 @@
 
 struct view_cairo_t
 {
-  view_cairo_t (option_parser_t *parser)
-  : output_options (parser, helper_cairo_supported_formats),
-    view_options (parser)
+  view_cairo_t ()
+  : output_options (helper_cairo_supported_formats)
   {}
   ~view_cairo_t ()
   {
     cairo_debug_reset_static_data ();
   }
 
+  void add_options (option_parser_t *parser)
+  {
+    output_options.add_options (parser);
+    view_options.add_options (parser);
+  }
+
   void init (hb_buffer_t *buffer, const font_options_t *font_opts)
   {
     lines = g_array_new (false, false, sizeof (helper_cairo_line_t));