diff --git a/src/Text/Email/QuasiQuotation.hs b/src/Text/Email/QuasiQuotation.hs
index 02c5d06..d5ed641 100644
--- a/src/Text/Email/QuasiQuotation.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Email/QuasiQuotation.hs
@@ -17,9 +17,8 @@ import Text.Email.Validate (validate, localPart, domainPart, unsafeEmailAddress)
 
 -- | A QuasiQuoter for email addresses. 
 --
--- Use it like this:
+-- Use it like this (requires `QuasiQuotes` to be enabled):
 -- 
--- >>> :set -XQuasiQuotes
 -- >>> [email|someone@example.com|]
 -- "someone@example.com"
 email :: QuasiQuoter
diff --git a/src/Text/Email/Validate.hs b/src/Text/Email/Validate.hs
index 2fa686b..12dda1b 100644
--- a/src/Text/Email/Validate.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Email/Validate.hs
@@ -24,11 +24,6 @@ import Text.Email.Parser
     , toByteString
     , unsafeEmailAddress)
 
--- $setup
--- This is required for all examples:
---
--- >>> :set -XOverloadedStrings
-
 -- | Smart constructor for an email address
 emailAddress :: ByteString -> Maybe EmailAddress
 emailAddress = either (const Nothing) Just . validate
@@ -36,7 +31,7 @@ emailAddress = either (const Nothing) Just . validate
 -- | Checks that an email is valid and returns a version of it
 --   where comments and whitespace have been removed.
 --
--- Example:
+-- Example (requires `OverloadedStrings` to be enabled):
 --
 -- >>> canonicalizeEmail "spaces. are. allowed@example.com"
 -- Just "spaces.are.allowed@example.com"
@@ -51,7 +46,7 @@ isValid = either (const False) (const True) . validate
 -- | If you want to find out *why* a particular string is not
 --   an email address, use this.
 --
--- Examples:
+-- Examples (both require `OverloadedStrings` to be enabled):
 --
 -- >>> validate "example@example.com"
 -- Right "example@example.com"
@@ -60,4 +55,3 @@ isValid = either (const False) (const True) . validate
 -- Left "at sign > @: not enough input"
 validate :: ByteString -> Either String EmailAddress
 validate = parseOnly (addrSpec >>= \r -> endOfInput >> return r)
-
diff --git a/tests/doctests.hs b/tests/doctests.hs
index 4939ee7..b702239 100644
--- a/tests/doctests.hs
+++ b/tests/doctests.hs
@@ -4,4 +4,6 @@ main = doctest
     [ "-isrc"
     , "src/Text/Email/QuasiQuotation.hs"
     , "src/Text/Email/Validate.hs"
+    , "-XQuasiQuotes"
+    , "-XOverloadedStrings"
     ]