diff --git a/eeschema/sim/sim_panel_base.h b/eeschema/sim/sim_panel_base.h
index 8b5ea65ccb..90adeeb792 100644
--- a/eeschema/sim/sim_panel_base.h
+++ b/eeschema/sim/sim_panel_base.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public:
         m_simCommand = aSimCommand;
     }
 
-    const int GetSimOptions() const { return m_simOptions; }
+    int GetSimOptions() const { return m_simOptions; }
     void SetSimOptions( int aOptions ) { m_simOptions = aOptions; }
 
 private:
diff --git a/kicad/pcm/pcm.cpp b/kicad/pcm/pcm.cpp
index c11b63a28e..c14a250fd8 100644
--- a/kicad/pcm/pcm.cpp
+++ b/kicad/pcm/pcm.cpp
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ PLUGIN_CONTENT_MANAGER::getCachedRepository( const wxString& aRepositoryId ) con
 }
 
 
-const bool PLUGIN_CONTENT_MANAGER::CacheRepository( const wxString& aRepositoryId )
+bool PLUGIN_CONTENT_MANAGER::CacheRepository( const wxString& aRepositoryId )
 {
     if( m_repository_cache.find( aRepositoryId ) != m_repository_cache.end() )
         return true;
diff --git a/kicad/pcm/pcm.h b/kicad/pcm/pcm.h
index 85e452b8e7..a6776222c2 100644
--- a/kicad/pcm/pcm.h
+++ b/kicad/pcm/pcm.h
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ public:
      * @param aRepositoryId id of the repository to cache
      * @return true if packages metadata was cached successfully
      */
-    const bool CacheRepository( const wxString& aRepositoryId );
+    bool CacheRepository( const wxString& aRepositoryId );
 
     /**
      * @brief Get the packages metadata from a previously cached repository
diff --git a/libs/kimath/include/geometry/shape_rect.h b/libs/kimath/include/geometry/shape_rect.h
index 58d970eabd..96fdf3576f 100644
--- a/libs/kimath/include/geometry/shape_rect.h
+++ b/libs/kimath/include/geometry/shape_rect.h
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public:
     /**
      * @return the width of the rectangle.
      */
-     const int GetWidth() const
+     int GetWidth() const
      {
          return m_w;
      }
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public:
     /**
      * @return the height of the rectangle.
      */
-    const int GetHeight() const
+    int GetHeight() const
     {
         return m_h;
     }