diff --git a/gtsam/linear/tests/testGaussianBayesNet.cpp b/gtsam/linear/tests/testGaussianBayesNet.cpp
index 09a741d0b..c88bf8731 100644
--- a/gtsam/linear/tests/testGaussianBayesNet.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/linear/tests/testGaussianBayesNet.cpp
@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@
 #include <boost/tuple/tuple.hpp>
 #include <boost/assign/list_of.hpp>
 #include <boost/assign/std/list.hpp> // for operator +=
-using namespace boost::assign;
 #include <boost/bind/bind.hpp>
-using namespace boost::placeholders;
 
 // STL/C++
 #include <iostream>
 #include <sstream>
 
+using namespace boost::assign;
+using namespace boost::placeholders;
 using namespace std;
 using namespace gtsam;
 
diff --git a/gtsam/linear/tests/testGaussianBayesTree.cpp b/gtsam/linear/tests/testGaussianBayesTree.cpp
index 99d916123..a6a60c19c 100644
--- a/gtsam/linear/tests/testGaussianBayesTree.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/linear/tests/testGaussianBayesTree.cpp
@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@
 #include <boost/assign/list_of.hpp>
 #include <boost/assign/std/list.hpp> // for operator +=
 #include <boost/assign/std/set.hpp> // for operator +=
-using namespace boost::assign;
 #include <boost/bind/bind.hpp>
-using namespace boost::placeholders;
 
 #include <gtsam/base/debug.h>
 #include <gtsam/base/numericalDerivative.h>
@@ -31,6 +29,8 @@ using namespace boost::placeholders;
 #include <gtsam/linear/GaussianBayesTree.h>
 #include <gtsam/linear/GaussianConditional.h>
 
+using namespace boost::assign;
+using namespace boost::placeholders;
 using namespace std;
 using namespace gtsam;
 
diff --git a/gtsam/nonlinear/tests/testValues.cpp b/gtsam/nonlinear/tests/testValues.cpp
index 707d57aae..e9076a7d7 100644
--- a/gtsam/nonlinear/tests/testValues.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/nonlinear/tests/testValues.cpp
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@
 #include <boost/assign/std/list.hpp> // for operator +=
 #include <boost/assign/std/vector.hpp>
 #include <boost/assign/list_of.hpp>
-using namespace boost::assign;
 #include <boost/bind/bind.hpp>
-using namespace boost::placeholders;
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <limits>
 #include <type_traits>
 
+using namespace boost::assign;
+using namespace boost::placeholders;
 using namespace gtsam;
 using namespace std;
 static double inf = std::numeric_limits<double>::infinity();