diff --git a/src/core/georeferencing.cpp b/src/core/georeferencing.cpp
index 43b28fec6..57a4d7b74 100644
--- a/src/core/georeferencing.cpp
+++ b/src/core/georeferencing.cpp
@@ -383,7 +383,14 @@ ProjTransform::ProjTransform(const QString& crs_spec)
 	// Cf. https://github.com/OSGeo/PROJ/pull/1573
 	crs_spec_utf8.replace("+datum=potsdam", "+ellps=bessel +nadgrids=@BETA2007.gsb");
 #endif
+#if defined(ACCEPT_USE_OF_DEPRECATED_PROJ_API_H) || (PROJ_VERSION_MAJOR) < 8
 	pj = proj_create_crs_to_crs(PJ_DEFAULT_CTX, geographic_crs_spec_utf8, crs_spec_utf8, nullptr);
+#else
+	static auto const geographic_crs = crs(Georeferencing::geographic_crs_spec);
+	auto const projected_crs = crs(crs_spec);
+	static const char* const options[] = {"AUTHORITY=any", nullptr};
+	pj = proj_create_crs_to_crs_from_pj(PJ_DEFAULT_CTX, geographic_crs.pj, projected_crs.pj, nullptr, options);
+#endif
 	if (pj)
 		operator=({proj_normalize_for_visualization(PJ_DEFAULT_CTX, pj)});
 }
diff --git a/test/template_t.cpp b/test/template_t.cpp
index 8eeca94e2..51cf52f13 100644
--- a/test/template_t.cpp
+++ b/test/template_t.cpp
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@
 
 #ifdef ACCEPT_USE_OF_DEPRECATED_PROJ_API_H
 #  include <proj_api.h>
-#else
-#  include <proj.h>
 #endif
 
 #include "test_config.h"
@@ -446,7 +444,7 @@ private slots:
 		QVERIFY(map.getTemplate(template_index)->loadTemplateFile());
 		QCOMPARE(temp->getTemplateState(), Template::Loaded);
 
-#if (!defined(ACCEPT_USE_OF_DEPRECATED_PROJ_API_H) && (PROJ_VERSION_MAJOR)*100+(PROJ_VERSION_MINOR) < 802) || PJ_VERSION >= 600 
+#if !defined(ACCEPT_USE_OF_DEPRECATED_PROJ_API_H) || PJ_VERSION >= 600
 		QEXPECT_FAIL("TemplateTrack from v0.8.4", "Unsupported WGS 84 -> NAD 83 transformation", Continue);
 #else
 		QEXPECT_FAIL("TemplateTrack NAD83", "Unsupported WGS 84 -> NAD 83 transformation", Continue);
@@ -569,7 +567,7 @@ private slots:
 			ogr_template_center = center(temp);
 		}
 		
-#if (!defined(ACCEPT_USE_OF_DEPRECATED_PROJ_API_H) && (PROJ_VERSION_MAJOR)*100+(PROJ_VERSION_MINOR) < 802) || PJ_VERSION >= 600
+#if !defined(ACCEPT_USE_OF_DEPRECATED_PROJ_API_H) || PJ_VERSION >= 600
 		QEXPECT_FAIL("TemplateTrack NAD83", "Unsupported WGS 84 -> NAD 83 transformation", Continue);
 		QEXPECT_FAIL("OgrTemplate NAD83", "Unsupported WGS 84 -> NAD 83 transformation", Continue);
 #endif