diff --git a/include/dbus-c++/interface.h b/include/dbus-c++/interface.h
index 86c8d18..58b8de0 100644
--- a/include/dbus-c++/interface.h
+++ b/include/dbus-c++/interface.h
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ public:
 
 	void set_property(const std::string &name, Variant &value);
 
-	virtual IntrospectedInterface *const introspect() const
+	virtual IntrospectedInterface * introspect() const
 	{
 		return NULL;
 	}
diff --git a/include/dbus-c++/introspection.h b/include/dbus-c++/introspection.h
index 5f0d1e4..1dd06fa 100644
--- a/include/dbus-c++/introspection.h
+++ b/include/dbus-c++/introspection.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public:
 
 protected:
 
-	IntrospectedInterface *const introspect() const;
+	IntrospectedInterface * introspect() const;
 };
 
 class DXXAPI IntrospectableProxy : public InterfaceProxy
diff --git a/include/dbus-c++/property.h b/include/dbus-c++/property.h
index 847ae89..2c4a80a 100644
--- a/include/dbus-c++/property.h
+++ b/include/dbus-c++/property.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ protected:
 	virtual void on_set_property(InterfaceAdaptor &/*interface*/, const std::string &/*property*/, const Variant &/*value*/)
 	{}
 
-	IntrospectedInterface *const introspect() const;
+	IntrospectedInterface * introspect() const;
 };
 
 class DXXAPI PropertiesProxy : public InterfaceProxy
diff --git a/src/introspection.cpp b/src/introspection.cpp
index 11fa883..f27774a 100644
--- a/src/introspection.cpp
+++ b/src/introspection.cpp
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ Message IntrospectableAdaptor::Introspect(const CallMessage &call)
 	return reply;
 }
 
-IntrospectedInterface *const IntrospectableAdaptor::introspect() const
+IntrospectedInterface * IntrospectableAdaptor::introspect() const
 {
 	static IntrospectedArgument Introspect_args[] =
 	{
diff --git a/src/property.cpp b/src/property.cpp
index 15a2f5b..77fe7a2 100644
--- a/src/property.cpp
+++ b/src/property.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ Message PropertiesAdaptor::Set(const CallMessage &call)
 	return reply;
 }
 
-IntrospectedInterface *const PropertiesAdaptor::introspect() const
+IntrospectedInterface * PropertiesAdaptor::introspect() const
 {
 	static IntrospectedArgument Get_args[] =
 	{
diff --git a/tools/generate_adaptor.cpp b/tools/generate_adaptor.cpp
index c23ef38..21a4271 100644
--- a/tools/generate_adaptor.cpp
+++ b/tools/generate_adaptor.cpp
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ void generate_adaptor(Xml::Document &doc, const char *filename)
 		body << tab << "}" << endl
 		<< endl;
 
-		body << tab << "::DBus::IntrospectedInterface *const introspect() const " << endl
+		body << tab << "::DBus::IntrospectedInterface *introspect() const " << endl
 		<< tab << "{" << endl;
 
 		// generate the introspect arguments