diff --git a/clang/lib/Frontend/CompilerInvocation.cpp b/clang/lib/Frontend/CompilerInvocation.cpp
index b71addd84bfd..7727d70adfb1 100644
--- a/clang/lib/Frontend/CompilerInvocation.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Frontend/CompilerInvocation.cpp
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ static T extractMaskValue(T KeyPath) {
     }(EXTRACTOR(KEYPATH));                                                     \
   }
 
-static const StringRef GetInputKindName(InputKind IK);
+static StringRef GetInputKindName(InputKind IK);
 
 static bool FixupInvocation(CompilerInvocation &Invocation,
                             DiagnosticsEngine &Diags, const ArgList &Args,
@@ -3291,7 +3291,7 @@ static bool IsInputCompatibleWithStandard(InputKind IK,
 }
 
 /// Get language name for given input kind.
-static const StringRef GetInputKindName(InputKind IK) {
+static StringRef GetInputKindName(InputKind IK) {
   switch (IK.getLanguage()) {
   case Language::C:
     return "C";
diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/Passes/StandardInstrumentations.h b/llvm/include/llvm/Passes/StandardInstrumentations.h
index 6cab4ce7d138..9eb754a4d824 100644
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/Passes/StandardInstrumentations.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/Passes/StandardInstrumentations.h
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ public:
   }
 
   // Return the label of the basic block reached on a transition on \p S.
-  const StringRef getSuccessorLabel(StringRef S) const {
+  StringRef getSuccessorLabel(StringRef S) const {
     assert(Successors.count(S) == 1 && "Expected to find successor.");
     return Successors.find(S)->getValue();
   }