diff --git a/vtkm/cont/ArrayHandleIndex.h b/vtkm/cont/ArrayHandleIndex.h
index f522de29b..7306bcedb 100644
--- a/vtkm/cont/ArrayHandleIndex.h
+++ b/vtkm/cont/ArrayHandleIndex.h
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ namespace cont
 template <>
 struct SerializableTypeString<vtkm::cont::ArrayHandleIndex>
 {
-  static VTKM_CONT const std::string Get() { return "AH_Index"; }
+  static VTKM_CONT std::string Get() { return "AH_Index"; }
 };
 
 template <>
diff --git a/vtkm/cont/ArrayHandleUniformPointCoordinates.h b/vtkm/cont/ArrayHandleUniformPointCoordinates.h
index 8f1eebd2c..072428f5e 100644
--- a/vtkm/cont/ArrayHandleUniformPointCoordinates.h
+++ b/vtkm/cont/ArrayHandleUniformPointCoordinates.h
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ namespace cont
 template <>
 struct SerializableTypeString<vtkm::cont::ArrayHandleUniformPointCoordinates>
 {
-  static VTKM_CONT const std::string Get() { return "AH_UniformPointCoordinates"; }
+  static VTKM_CONT std::string Get() { return "AH_UniformPointCoordinates"; }
 };
 
 template <>