diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/TableManager.cpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/TableManager.cpp
index 286f02081..201ee03b8 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/TableManager.cpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/TableManager.cpp
@@ -694,15 +694,15 @@ namespace Opm {
         return m_vfpinjTables;
     }
 
-    const bool TableManager::useImptvd() const {
+    bool TableManager::useImptvd() const {
         return hasImptvd;
     }
 
-    const bool TableManager::useEnptvd() const {
+    bool TableManager::useEnptvd() const {
         return hasEnptvd;
     }
 
-    const bool TableManager::useEqlnum() const {
+    bool TableManager::useEqlnum() const {
         return hasEqlnum;
     }
 
diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/TableManager.hpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/TableManager.hpp
index 5a730f582..c096f6603 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/TableManager.hpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/TableManager.hpp
@@ -111,13 +111,13 @@ namespace Opm {
         size_t getNumPhases() const;
 
         /// deck has keyword "IMPTVD" --- Imbition end-point versus depth tables
-        const bool useImptvd() const;
+        bool useImptvd() const;
 
         /// deck has keyword "ENPTVD" --- Saturation end-point versus depth tables
-        const bool useEnptvd() const;
+        bool useEnptvd() const;
 
         /// deck has keyword "EQLNUM" --- Equilibriation region numbers
-        const bool useEqlnum() const;
+        bool useEqlnum() const;
 
     private:
         TableContainer& forceGetTables( const std::string& tableName , size_t numTables);