diff --git a/include/http_utility.hpp b/include/http_utility.hpp
index cf3ddc2..8f2478f 100644
--- a/include/http_utility.hpp
+++ b/include/http_utility.hpp
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
     return type == allowed;
 }
 
-inline std::string urlEncode(const std::string_view value)
+inline std::string urlEncode(std::string_view value)
 {
     std::ostringstream escaped;
     escaped.fill('0');
diff --git a/include/human_sort.hpp b/include/human_sort.hpp
index f4dfbe0..7ab326d 100644
--- a/include/human_sort.hpp
+++ b/include/human_sort.hpp
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@
 
 } // namespace details
 
-inline int alphanumComp(const std::string_view left,
-                        const std::string_view right)
+inline int alphanumComp(std::string_view left, std::string_view right)
 {
 
     std::string_view::const_iterator l = left.begin();
diff --git a/include/ibm/utils.hpp b/include/ibm/utils.hpp
index 256cbc5..bb439ee 100644
--- a/include/ibm/utils.hpp
+++ b/include/ibm/utils.hpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 namespace ibm_utils
 {
 
-inline bool createDirectory(const std::string_view path)
+inline bool createDirectory(std::string_view path)
 {
     // Create persistent directory
     std::error_code ec;
diff --git a/include/nbd_proxy.hpp b/include/nbd_proxy.hpp
index 3472c3a..500ea76 100644
--- a/include/nbd_proxy.hpp
+++ b/include/nbd_proxy.hpp
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
             "xyz.openbmc_project.VirtualMedia.Proxy", "Mount");
     }
 
-    void send(const std::string_view data)
+    void send(std::string_view data)
     {
         boost::asio::buffer_copy(ws2uxBuf.prepare(data.size()),
                                  boost::asio::buffer(data));
diff --git a/include/openbmc_dbus_rest.hpp b/include/openbmc_dbus_rest.hpp
index 9bf968a..3035105 100644
--- a/include/openbmc_dbus_rest.hpp
+++ b/include/openbmc_dbus_rest.hpp
@@ -108,8 +108,7 @@
 
 inline void setErrorResponse(crow::Response& res,
                              boost::beast::http::status result,
-                             const std::string& desc,
-                             const std::string_view msg)
+                             const std::string& desc, std::string_view msg)
 {
     res.result(result);
     res.jsonValue["data"]["description"] = desc;
diff --git a/include/pam_authenticate.hpp b/include/pam_authenticate.hpp
index ca8c8d3..5802078 100644
--- a/include/pam_authenticate.hpp
+++ b/include/pam_authenticate.hpp
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@
  * @param username The provided username aka account name.
  * @param password The provided password.
  * @returns PAM error code or PAM_SUCCESS for success. */
-inline int pamAuthenticateUser(const std::string_view username,
-                               const std::string_view password)
+inline int pamAuthenticateUser(std::string_view username,
+                               std::string_view password)
 {
     std::string userStr(username);
     std::string passStr(password);
diff --git a/include/security_headers.hpp b/include/security_headers.hpp
index d724de4..9877bb0 100644
--- a/include/security_headers.hpp
+++ b/include/security_headers.hpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
                                                  "object-src *; "
                                                  "base-uri *");
 
-        const std::string_view origin = req.getHeaderValue("Origin");
+        std::string_view origin = req.getHeaderValue("Origin");
         res.addHeader(bf::access_control_allow_origin, origin);
         res.addHeader(bf::access_control_allow_methods, "GET, "
                                                         "POST, "
diff --git a/include/sessions.hpp b/include/sessions.hpp
index 19a1793..9795719 100644
--- a/include/sessions.hpp
+++ b/include/sessions.hpp
@@ -201,8 +201,7 @@
 {
   public:
     std::shared_ptr<UserSession> generateUserSession(
-        const std::string_view username,
-        const boost::asio::ip::address& clientIp,
+        std::string_view username, const boost::asio::ip::address& clientIp,
         const std::optional<std::string>& clientId,
         PersistenceType persistence = PersistenceType::TIMEOUT,
         bool isConfigureSelfOnly = false)
@@ -264,8 +263,7 @@
         return it.first->second;
     }
 
-    std::shared_ptr<UserSession>
-        loginSessionByToken(const std::string_view token)
+    std::shared_ptr<UserSession> loginSessionByToken(std::string_view token)
     {
         applySessionTimeouts();
         if (token.size() != sessionTokenSize)
@@ -282,7 +280,7 @@
         return userSession;
     }
 
-    std::shared_ptr<UserSession> getSessionByUid(const std::string_view uid)
+    std::shared_ptr<UserSession> getSessionByUid(std::string_view uid)
     {
         applySessionTimeouts();
         // TODO(Ed) this is inefficient