diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljsinspector/qmljsclientproxy.cpp b/src/plugins/qmljsinspector/qmljsclientproxy.cpp
index c72ce7b57f4..d9ab73a9d71 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljsinspector/qmljsclientproxy.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljsinspector/qmljsclientproxy.cpp
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ QmlDebugObjectReference ClientProxy::objectReferenceForId(
 }
 
 QmlDebugObjectReference ClientProxy::objectReferenceForLocation(
-        const int line, const int column) const
+        int line, int column) const
 {
     const QList<QmlDebugObjectReference> refs = objectReferences();
     foreach (const QmlDebugObjectReference &ref, refs) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljsinspector/qmljsclientproxy.h b/src/plugins/qmljsinspector/qmljsclientproxy.h
index 738732fa9f7..748de77ae8b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljsinspector/qmljsclientproxy.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljsinspector/qmljsclientproxy.h
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public:
     QList<QmlDebugObjectReference> objectReferences() const;
     QmlDebugObjectReference objectReferenceForId(int debugId) const;
     QmlDebugObjectReference objectReferenceForId(const QString &objectId) const;
-    QmlDebugObjectReference objectReferenceForLocation(const int line, const int column) const;
+    QmlDebugObjectReference objectReferenceForLocation(int line, int column) const;
     QList<QmlDebugObjectReference> rootObjectReference() const;
     DebugIdHash debugIdHash() const { return m_debugIdHash; }