diff --git a/Code/Mantid/API/inc/MantidAPI/MatrixWorkspace.h b/Code/Mantid/API/inc/MantidAPI/MatrixWorkspace.h
index a73dbb63b5cd60cefb679987d7a317a3de443baf..411609ed7e4cec629559f5ac884aa9cd5b25d4b7 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/API/inc/MantidAPI/MatrixWorkspace.h
+++ b/Code/Mantid/API/inc/MantidAPI/MatrixWorkspace.h
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ public:
   //----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
   int axes() const;
-  Axis* const getAxis(const int& axisIndex) const;
+  Axis* getAxis(const int& axisIndex) const;
   void replaceAxis(const int& axisIndex, Axis* const newAxis);
 
   /// Returns true if the workspace contains data in histogram form (as opposed to point-like)
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/API/src/MatrixWorkspace.cpp b/Code/Mantid/API/src/MatrixWorkspace.cpp
index 06b580b2f71fd5ba6e4693ac2575801fec9f0cd5..105809f0145b23626dc1fb6e3468c8458e3c7690 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/API/src/MatrixWorkspace.cpp
+++ b/Code/Mantid/API/src/MatrixWorkspace.cpp
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ int MatrixWorkspace::axes() const
  *  @param axisIndex The index of the axis required
  *  @throw IndexError If the argument given is outside the range of axes held by this workspace
  */
-Axis* const MatrixWorkspace::getAxis(const int& axisIndex) const
+Axis* MatrixWorkspace::getAxis(const int& axisIndex) const
 {
   if ( axisIndex < 0 || axisIndex >= static_cast<int>(m_axes.size()) )
   {
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/Kernel/inc/MantidKernel/FilterChannel.h b/Code/Mantid/Kernel/inc/MantidKernel/FilterChannel.h
index f67e828d4b2a819845e2874b38a8989591d70774..feb163a0f68b7b18cdcccd8ad4647e9a5552bff3 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/Kernel/inc/MantidKernel/FilterChannel.h
+++ b/Code/Mantid/Kernel/inc/MantidKernel/FilterChannel.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public:
   const FilterChannel& setPriority(const std::string& priority);
 
   /// Returns the integer representation of the priority
-  const unsigned int getPriority() const { return _priority; }
+  unsigned int getPriority() const { return _priority; }
 		
 	/// Sends the given Message to the attached channel. 
 	void log(const Message& msg);