diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/MultisegmentWellEval.cpp b/opm/simulators/wells/MultisegmentWellEval.cpp
index 129b14ef1..42828d747 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/MultisegmentWellEval.cpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/MultisegmentWellEval.cpp
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ MultisegmentWellEval<FluidSystem,Indices,Scalar>::
 updatePrimaryVariablesNewton(const BVectorWell& dwells,
                              const double relaxation_factor,
                              const double dFLimit,
-                             const double max_pressure_change) const
+                             const double max_pressure_change)
 {
     const std::vector<std::array<double, numWellEq> > old_primary_variables = primary_variables_;
 
diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/MultisegmentWellEval.hpp b/opm/simulators/wells/MultisegmentWellEval.hpp
index 0e9c41eb1..3b13ad89d 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/MultisegmentWellEval.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/MultisegmentWellEval.hpp
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ protected:
     void updatePrimaryVariablesNewton(const BVectorWell& dwells,
                                       const double relaxation_factor,
                                       const double DFLimit,
-                                      const double max_pressure_change) const;
+                                      const double max_pressure_change);
 
     void computeSegmentFluidProperties(const EvalWell& temperature,
                                        const EvalWell& saltConcentration,