diff --git a/src/app/kvstore.cpp b/src/app/kvstore.cpp
index bde19fe2d..6ca712da2 100644
--- a/src/app/kvstore.cpp
+++ b/src/app/kvstore.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ namespace app::kvstore
 {
   using json = nlohmann::json;
 
-  Value::Value(const std::string& v, const int64_t lease_id)
+  Value::Value(const std::string& v, int64_t lease_id)
   {
     data = std::vector<uint8_t>(v.begin(), v.end());
     create_revision = 0;
diff --git a/src/app/kvstore.h b/src/app/kvstore.h
index 797403f4a..bebfaaed2 100644
--- a/src/app/kvstore.h
+++ b/src/app/kvstore.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace app::kvstore
     // the id of the lease associated with this key, 0 if no lease.
     int64_t lease;
 
-    Value(const std::string& v, const int64_t lease_id);
+    Value(const std::string& v, int64_t lease_id);
     Value();
 
     std::string get_data();