diff --git a/src/search/potentials/diverse_potential_heuristics.cc b/src/search/potentials/diverse_potential_heuristics.cc
index 49ac88c789..c292528a5f 100644
--- a/src/search/potentials/diverse_potential_heuristics.cc
+++ b/src/search/potentials/diverse_potential_heuristics.cc
@@ -15,12 +15,23 @@
 using namespace std;
 
 namespace potentials {
-DiversePotentialHeuristics::DiversePotentialHeuristics(const plugins::Options &opts)
-    : optimizer(opts),
-      max_num_heuristics(opts.get<int>("max_num_heuristics")),
-      num_samples(opts.get<int>("num_samples")),
-      rng(utils::parse_rng_from_options(opts)),
-      log(utils::get_log_from_options(opts)) {
+DiversePotentialHeuristics::DiversePotentialHeuristics(
+        int num_samples,
+        int max_num_heuristics,
+        double max_potential,
+        lp::LPSolverType lpsolver,
+        const shared_ptr<AbstractTask> &transform,
+        int random_seed,
+        utils::Verbosity verbosity
+        )
+    : optimizer(
+    transform,
+            lpsolver,
+    max_potential),
+      max_num_heuristics(max_num_heuristics),
+      num_samples(num_samples),
+      rng(utils::get_rng(random_seed)),
+      log(utils::get_log_for_verbosity(verbosity)) {
 }
 
 SamplesToFunctionsMap
@@ -166,9 +177,22 @@ class DiversePotentialMaxHeuristicFeature : public plugins::TypedFeature<Evaluat
         utils::add_rng_options_to_feature(*this);
     }
 
-    virtual shared_ptr<PotentialMaxHeuristic> create_component(const plugins::Options &options, const utils::Context &) const override {
-        DiversePotentialHeuristics factory(options);
-        return make_shared<PotentialMaxHeuristic>(options, factory.find_functions());
+    virtual shared_ptr<PotentialMaxHeuristic> create_component(const plugins::Options &opts, const utils::Context &) const override {
+        return make_shared<PotentialMaxHeuristic>( // TODO issue1082 use make_shared_from_arg_tuples
+                DiversePotentialHeuristics(
+                opts.get<int>("num_samples"),
+                opts.get<int>("max_num_heuristics"),
+                opts.get<double>("max_potential"),
+                opts.get<lp::LPSolverType>("lpsolver"),
+                opts.get<shared_ptr<AbstractTask>>("transform"),
+                opts.get<int>("random_seed"),
+                opts.get<utils::Verbosity>("verbosity")
+        ).find_functions(),
+                opts.get<shared_ptr<AbstractTask>>("transform"),
+                opts.get<bool>("cache_estimates"),
+                opts.get<string>("description"),
+                opts.get<utils::Verbosity>("verbosity")
+        );
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/src/search/potentials/diverse_potential_heuristics.h b/src/search/potentials/diverse_potential_heuristics.h
index 4069f9e8e5..eee8b9fd42 100644
--- a/src/search/potentials/diverse_potential_heuristics.h
+++ b/src/search/potentials/diverse_potential_heuristics.h
@@ -54,7 +54,15 @@ class DiversePotentialHeuristics {
     void cover_samples(SamplesToFunctionsMap &samples_to_functions);
 
 public:
-    explicit DiversePotentialHeuristics(const plugins::Options &opts);
+    DiversePotentialHeuristics(
+            int num_samples,
+            int max_num_heuristics,
+            double max_potential,
+            lp::LPSolverType lpsolver,
+            const std::shared_ptr<AbstractTask> &transform,
+            int random_seed,
+            utils::Verbosity verbosity
+    );
     ~DiversePotentialHeuristics() = default;
 
     // Sample states, then cover them.
diff --git a/src/search/potentials/potential_heuristic.cc b/src/search/potentials/potential_heuristic.cc
index 4c4377214d..1a05aee796 100644
--- a/src/search/potentials/potential_heuristic.cc
+++ b/src/search/potentials/potential_heuristic.cc
@@ -8,13 +8,16 @@ using namespace std;
 
 namespace potentials {
 PotentialHeuristic::PotentialHeuristic(
-    const plugins::Options &opts, unique_ptr<PotentialFunction> function)
-    : Heuristic(opts),
+        unique_ptr<PotentialFunction> function,
+        const shared_ptr<AbstractTask> &transform,
+        bool cache_estimates,
+        const string &description,
+        utils::Verbosity verbosity
+)
+    : Heuristic(transform, cache_estimates, description, verbosity),
       function(move(function)) {
 }
 
-PotentialHeuristic::~PotentialHeuristic() {
-}
 
 int PotentialHeuristic::compute_heuristic(const State &ancestor_state) {
     State state = convert_ancestor_state(ancestor_state);
diff --git a/src/search/potentials/potential_heuristic.h b/src/search/potentials/potential_heuristic.h
index 387788a44b..d6a6758cbb 100644
--- a/src/search/potentials/potential_heuristic.h
+++ b/src/search/potentials/potential_heuristic.h
@@ -19,9 +19,13 @@ class PotentialHeuristic : public Heuristic {
 
 public:
     explicit PotentialHeuristic(
-        const plugins::Options &opts, std::unique_ptr<PotentialFunction> function);
-    // Define in .cc file to avoid include in header.
-    ~PotentialHeuristic();
+            std::unique_ptr<PotentialFunction> function,
+            const std::shared_ptr<AbstractTask> &transform,
+            bool cache_estimates,
+            const std::string &description,
+            utils::Verbosity verbosity
+            );
+
 };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/search/potentials/potential_max_heuristic.cc b/src/search/potentials/potential_max_heuristic.cc
index 912f4fab11..b5cd5b136f 100644
--- a/src/search/potentials/potential_max_heuristic.cc
+++ b/src/search/potentials/potential_max_heuristic.cc
@@ -8,9 +8,12 @@ using namespace std;
 
 namespace potentials {
 PotentialMaxHeuristic::PotentialMaxHeuristic(
-    const plugins::Options &opts,
-    vector<unique_ptr<PotentialFunction>> &&functions)
-    : Heuristic(opts),
+        vector<unique_ptr<PotentialFunction>> &&functions,
+        const shared_ptr<AbstractTask> &transform,
+        bool cache_estimates,
+        const string &description,
+        utils::Verbosity verbosity)
+    : Heuristic(transform, cache_estimates, description, verbosity),
       functions(move(functions)) {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/search/potentials/potential_max_heuristic.h b/src/search/potentials/potential_max_heuristic.h
index 66c5737328..cae6c44614 100644
--- a/src/search/potentials/potential_max_heuristic.h
+++ b/src/search/potentials/potential_max_heuristic.h
@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@ class PotentialMaxHeuristic : public Heuristic {
     virtual int compute_heuristic(const State &ancestor_state) override;
 
 public:
-    explicit PotentialMaxHeuristic(
-        const plugins::Options &opts,
-        std::vector<std::unique_ptr<PotentialFunction>> &&functions);
-    ~PotentialMaxHeuristic() = default;
+    PotentialMaxHeuristic(
+            std::vector<std::unique_ptr<PotentialFunction>> &&functions,
+            const std::shared_ptr<AbstractTask> &transform,
+            bool cache_estimates,
+            const std::string &description,
+            utils::Verbosity verbosity);
 };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/search/potentials/potential_optimizer.cc b/src/search/potentials/potential_optimizer.cc
index e6eb2e2df0..c866160e2e 100644
--- a/src/search/potentials/potential_optimizer.cc
+++ b/src/search/potentials/potential_optimizer.cc
@@ -19,12 +19,16 @@ static int get_undefined_value(VariableProxy var) {
     return var.get_domain_size();
 }
 
-PotentialOptimizer::PotentialOptimizer(const plugins::Options &opts)
-    : task(opts.get<shared_ptr<AbstractTask>>("transform")),
-      task_proxy(*task),
-      lp_solver(opts.get<lp::LPSolverType>("lpsolver")),
-      max_potential(opts.get<double>("max_potential")),
-      num_lp_vars(0) {
+PotentialOptimizer::PotentialOptimizer(
+        const shared_ptr<AbstractTask> &transform,
+        lp::LPSolverType lpsolver,
+        double max_potential
+        )
+        : task(transform),
+          task_proxy(*task),
+          lp_solver(lpsolver),
+          max_potential(max_potential),
+          num_lp_vars(0) {
     task_properties::verify_no_axioms(task_proxy);
     task_properties::verify_no_conditional_effects(task_proxy);
     initialize();
diff --git a/src/search/potentials/potential_optimizer.h b/src/search/potentials/potential_optimizer.h
index fe5dca83d5..49234fe6a5 100644
--- a/src/search/potentials/potential_optimizer.h
+++ b/src/search/potentials/potential_optimizer.h
@@ -57,7 +57,11 @@ class PotentialOptimizer {
     void extract_lp_solution();
 
 public:
-    explicit PotentialOptimizer(const plugins::Options &opts);
+    PotentialOptimizer(
+            const std::shared_ptr<AbstractTask> &transform,
+            lp::LPSolverType lpsolver,
+            double max_potential
+    );
     ~PotentialOptimizer() = default;
 
     std::shared_ptr<AbstractTask> get_task() const;
diff --git a/src/search/potentials/sample_based_potential_heuristics.cc b/src/search/potentials/sample_based_potential_heuristics.cc
index 869562f049..72381b7fe7 100644
--- a/src/search/potentials/sample_based_potential_heuristics.cc
+++ b/src/search/potentials/sample_based_potential_heuristics.cc
@@ -41,12 +41,20 @@ static void optimize_for_samples(
   sets of samples.
 */
 static vector<unique_ptr<PotentialFunction>> create_sample_based_potential_functions(
-    const plugins::Options &opts) {
+            int num_samples,
+            int num_heuristics,
+            double max_potential,
+            lp::LPSolverType lpsolver,
+            const shared_ptr<AbstractTask> &transform,
+            int random_seed
+        ) {
     vector<unique_ptr<PotentialFunction>> functions;
-    PotentialOptimizer optimizer(opts);
-    shared_ptr<utils::RandomNumberGenerator> rng(utils::parse_rng_from_options(opts));
-    for (int i = 0; i < opts.get<int>("num_heuristics"); ++i) {
-        optimize_for_samples(optimizer, opts.get<int>("num_samples"), *rng);
+    PotentialOptimizer optimizer(transform,
+                                 lpsolver,
+                                 max_potential);
+    shared_ptr<utils::RandomNumberGenerator> rng(utils::get_rng(random_seed));
+    for (int i = 0; i < num_heuristics; ++i) {
+        optimize_for_samples(optimizer, num_samples, *rng);
         functions.push_back(optimizer.get_potential_function());
     }
     return functions;
@@ -74,9 +82,21 @@ class SampleBasedPotentialMaxHeuristicFeature : public plugins::TypedFeature<Eva
         utils::add_rng_options_to_feature(*this);
     }
 
-    virtual shared_ptr<PotentialMaxHeuristic> create_component(const plugins::Options &options, const utils::Context &) const override {
-        return make_shared<PotentialMaxHeuristic>(
-            options, create_sample_based_potential_functions(options));
+    virtual shared_ptr<PotentialMaxHeuristic> create_component(const plugins::Options &opts, const utils::Context &) const override {
+        return make_shared<PotentialMaxHeuristic>( // TODO issue1082 use make_shared_from_arg_tuples
+                create_sample_based_potential_functions(
+                        opts.get<int>("num_samples"),
+                opts.get<int>("num_heuristics"),
+                opts.get<double>("max_potential"),
+                opts.get<lp::LPSolverType>("lpsolver"),
+                opts.get<shared_ptr<AbstractTask>>("transform"),
+        opts.get<int>("random_seed")
+                        ),
+                opts.get<shared_ptr<AbstractTask>>("transform"),
+                opts.get<bool>("cache_estimates"),
+                opts.get<string>("description"),
+                opts.get<utils::Verbosity>("verbosity")
+        );
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/src/search/potentials/single_potential_heuristics.cc b/src/search/potentials/single_potential_heuristics.cc
index 9f6a348ade..ee7ca13aec 100644
--- a/src/search/potentials/single_potential_heuristics.cc
+++ b/src/search/potentials/single_potential_heuristics.cc
@@ -15,9 +15,15 @@ enum class OptimizeFor {
 };
 
 static unique_ptr<PotentialFunction> create_potential_function(
-    const plugins::Options &opts, OptimizeFor opt_func) {
-    PotentialOptimizer optimizer(opts);
-    const AbstractTask &task = *opts.get<shared_ptr<AbstractTask>>("transform");
+        const shared_ptr<AbstractTask> &transform,
+        lp::LPSolverType lpsolver,
+        double max_potential,
+        OptimizeFor opt_func) {
+    PotentialOptimizer optimizer(
+            transform,
+            lpsolver,
+            max_potential);
+    const AbstractTask &task = *transform;
     TaskProxy task_proxy(task);
     switch (opt_func) {
     case OptimizeFor::INITIAL_STATE:
@@ -42,8 +48,18 @@ class InitialStatePotentialHeuristicFeature : public plugins::TypedFeature<Evalu
         add_admissible_potentials_options_to_feature(*this, "initial_state_potential");
     }
 
-    virtual shared_ptr<PotentialHeuristic> create_component(const plugins::Options &options, const utils::Context &) const override {
-        return make_shared<PotentialHeuristic>(options, create_potential_function(options, OptimizeFor::INITIAL_STATE));
+    virtual shared_ptr<PotentialHeuristic> create_component(const plugins::Options &opts, const utils::Context &) const override {
+        return make_shared<PotentialHeuristic>(
+                create_potential_function(
+        opts.get<shared_ptr<AbstractTask>>("transform"),
+        opts.get<lp::LPSolverType>("lpsolver"),
+        opts.get<double>("max_potential"),
+        OptimizeFor::INITIAL_STATE),
+                opts.get<shared_ptr<AbstractTask>>("transform"),
+        opts.get<bool>("cache_estimates"),
+        opts.get<string>("description"),
+                opts.get<utils::Verbosity>("verbosity")
+        );
     }
 };
 
@@ -59,8 +75,17 @@ class AllStatesPotentialHeuristicFeature : public plugins::TypedFeature<Evaluato
         add_admissible_potentials_options_to_feature(*this, "all_states_potential");
     }
 
-    virtual shared_ptr<PotentialHeuristic> create_component(const plugins::Options &options, const utils::Context &) const override {
-        return make_shared<PotentialHeuristic>(options, create_potential_function(options, OptimizeFor::ALL_STATES));
+    virtual shared_ptr<PotentialHeuristic> create_component(const plugins::Options &opts, const utils::Context &) const override {
+        return make_shared<PotentialHeuristic>(create_potential_function(
+                opts.get<shared_ptr<AbstractTask>>("transform"),
+                opts.get<lp::LPSolverType>("lpsolver"),
+                opts.get<double>("max_potential"),
+                        OptimizeFor::ALL_STATES),
+                                               opts.get<shared_ptr<AbstractTask>>("transform"),
+                                               opts.get<bool>("cache_estimates"),
+                                               opts.get<string>("description"),
+                                               opts.get<utils::Verbosity>("verbosity")
+                                               );
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/src/search/potentials/util.cc b/src/search/potentials/util.cc
index 960fd594d3..6159d5df2f 100644
--- a/src/search/potentials/util.cc
+++ b/src/search/potentials/util.cc
@@ -65,4 +65,13 @@ void add_admissible_potentials_options_to_feature(plugins::Feature &feature, con
     lp::add_lp_solver_option_to_feature(feature);
     add_heuristic_options_to_feature(feature, description);
 }
+
+
+tuple<double, lp::LPSolverType, shared_ptr<AbstractTask>, bool, string, utils::Verbosity> get_admissible_potential_arguments_from_options(const plugins::Options &opts) {
+    return tuple_cat(
+            make_tuple(opts.get<double>("max_potential")),
+    lp::get_lp_solver_arguments_from_options(opts),
+    get_heuristic_arguments_from_options(opts)
+            );
+}
 }
diff --git a/src/search/potentials/util.h b/src/search/potentials/util.h
index 656301a320..04133d2fdf 100644
--- a/src/search/potentials/util.h
+++ b/src/search/potentials/util.h
@@ -4,11 +4,16 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
+#include "../lp/lp_solver.h"
+#include "../utils/logging.h"
 
+
+class AbstractTask;
 class State;
 
 namespace plugins {
 class Feature;
+class Options;
 }
 
 namespace utils {
@@ -25,6 +30,7 @@ std::vector<State> sample_without_dead_end_detection(
 
 std::string get_admissible_potentials_reference();
 void add_admissible_potentials_options_to_feature(plugins::Feature &feature, const std::string &description);
+std::tuple<double, lp::LPSolverType, std::shared_ptr<AbstractTask>, bool, std::string, utils::Verbosity>get_admissible_potential_arguments_from_options(const plugins::Options &opts);
 }
 
 #endif