diff --git a/compact/range_internal_test.go b/compact/range_internal_test.go
index 4d42248..e7854cb 100644
--- a/compact/range_internal_test.go
+++ b/compact/range_internal_test.go
@@ -20,13 +20,12 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 )
 
-var (
-	hashChildren = func(_, _ []byte) []byte { return []byte("fake-hash") }
-	factory      = &RangeFactory{Hash: hashChildren}
-)
+var factory = &RangeFactory{Hash: func(_, _ []byte) []byte {
+	return []byte("fake-hash")
+}}
 
 func TestAppendRangeErrors(t *testing.T) {
-	anotherFactory := &RangeFactory{Hash: hashChildren}
+	anotherFactory := &RangeFactory{Hash: factory.Hash}
 
 	nonEmpty1, _ := factory.NewRange(7, 8, [][]byte{[]byte("hash")})
 	nonEmpty2, _ := factory.NewRange(0, 6, [][]byte{[]byte("hash0"), []byte("hash1")})
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ func TestEqual(t *testing.T) {
 				hashes: [][]byte{[]byte("hash 1"), []byte("hash 2")},
 			},
 			rhs: &Range{
-				f:      &RangeFactory{Hash: hashChildren},
+				f:      &RangeFactory{Hash: factory.Hash},
 				begin:  17,
 				end:    23,
 				hashes: [][]byte{[]byte("hash 1"), []byte("hash 2")},
diff --git a/compact/range_test.go b/compact/range_test.go
index 6f98461..3b988b3 100644
--- a/compact/range_test.go
+++ b/compact/range_test.go
@@ -30,10 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/transparency-dev/merkle/testonly"
 )
 
-var (
-	hashChildren = rfc6962.DefaultHasher.HashChildren
-	factory      = &compact.RangeFactory{Hash: hashChildren}
-)
+var factory = &compact.RangeFactory{Hash: rfc6962.DefaultHasher.HashChildren}
 
 // leafData returns test leaf data that depends on the passed in leaf index.
 func leafData(index uint64) []byte {
@@ -75,7 +72,7 @@ func newTree(t *testing.T, size uint64) (*tree, compact.VisitFn) {
 	// Compute internal node hashes.
 	for lvl := 1; lvl < levels; lvl++ {
 		for i := range nodes[lvl] {
-			nodes[lvl][i].hash = hashChildren(nodes[lvl-1][i*2].hash, nodes[lvl-1][i*2+1].hash)
+			nodes[lvl][i].hash = factory.Hash(nodes[lvl-1][i*2].hash, nodes[lvl-1][i*2+1].hash)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -91,7 +88,7 @@ func (tr *tree) rootHash() []byte {
 			if hash == nil {
 				hash = root
 			} else {
-				hash = hashChildren(root, hash)
+				hash = factory.Hash(root, hash)
 			}
 		}
 	}