diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/MultisegmentWell_impl.hpp b/opm/simulators/wells/MultisegmentWell_impl.hpp
index cf0697708..e0d8ebfd1 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/MultisegmentWell_impl.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/MultisegmentWell_impl.hpp
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ namespace Opm
             OPM_THROW(std::runtime_error, "polymer is not supported by multisegment well yet");
         }
 
-        if (Base::has_energy) {
+        if constexpr (Base::has_energy) {
             OPM_THROW(std::runtime_error, "energy is not supported by multisegment well yet");
         }
 
diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/StandardWell_impl.hpp b/opm/simulators/wells/StandardWell_impl.hpp
index a9a034f1f..3cffefdf8 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/StandardWell_impl.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/StandardWell_impl.hpp
@@ -722,11 +722,11 @@ namespace Opm
             well_state.wellVaporizedOilRates()[index_of_well_] += perf_vap_oil_rate;
         }
 
-        if (has_energy) {
+        if constexpr (has_energy) {
             connectionRates[perf][contiEnergyEqIdx] = 0.0;
         }
 
-        if (has_energy) {
+        if constexpr (has_energy) {
 
             auto fs = intQuants.fluidState();
             for (unsigned phaseIdx = 0; phaseIdx < FluidSystem::numPhases; ++phaseIdx) {
diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/WellInterface.hpp b/opm/simulators/wells/WellInterface.hpp
index 605413d46..76f443ba4 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/WellInterface.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/WellInterface.hpp
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ namespace Opm
         static constexpr bool has_solvent = getPropValue<TypeTag, Properties::EnableSolvent>();
         static constexpr bool has_zFraction = getPropValue<TypeTag, Properties::EnableExtbo>();
         static constexpr bool has_polymer = getPropValue<TypeTag, Properties::EnablePolymer>();
-        static const bool has_energy = getPropValue<TypeTag, Properties::EnableEnergy>();
+        static constexpr bool has_energy = getPropValue<TypeTag, Properties::EnableEnergy>();
         static const bool has_temperature = getPropValue<TypeTag, Properties::EnableTemperature>();
         // flag for polymer molecular weight related
         static constexpr bool has_polymermw = getPropValue<TypeTag, Properties::EnablePolymerMW>();