diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.h b/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.h
index 51768e4e71..60040fd493 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.h
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.h
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ public:
     void setMotionState(AvatarMotionState* motionState) { _motionState = motionState; }
     AvatarMotionState* getMotionState() { return _motionState; }
 
-    virtual void setPosition(const glm::vec3 position);
-    virtual void setOrientation(const glm::quat orientation);
+    virtual void setPosition(glm::vec3 position);
+    virtual void setOrientation(glm::quat orientation);
 
 public slots:
 
diff --git a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
index 8db0ef5897..0cdc285021 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
+++ b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
@@ -201,8 +201,8 @@ public:
     float getBodyRoll() const;
     void setBodyRoll(float bodyRoll);
 
-    virtual void setPosition(const glm::vec3 position);
-    virtual void setOrientation(const glm::quat orientation);
+    virtual void setPosition(glm::vec3 position);
+    virtual void setOrientation(glm::quat orientation);
 
     void nextAttitude(glm::vec3 position, glm::quat orientation); // Can be safely called at any time.
     void startCapture();    // start/end of the period in which the latest values are about to be captured for camera, etc.
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.h b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.h
index cd5f97bee2..bccfccc628 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.h
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.h
@@ -330,10 +330,10 @@ public:
     // virtual const glm::vec3 getPosition() const { return SpatiallyNestable::getPosition(); }
     virtual const glm::quat getRotation() const { return SpatiallyNestable::getOrientation(); }
 
-    virtual void setPosition(const glm::vec3 position);
-    virtual void setLocalPosition(const glm::vec3 position);
-    virtual void setRotation(const glm::quat orientation);
-    virtual void setLocalRotation(const glm::quat orientation);
+    virtual void setPosition(glm::vec3 position);
+    virtual void setLocalPosition(glm::vec3 position);
+    virtual void setRotation(glm::quat orientation);
+    virtual void setLocalRotation(glm::quat orientation);
 
     // updateFoo() methods to be used when changes need to be accumulated in the _dirtyFlags
     void updatePosition(const glm::vec3& value);