diff --git a/src/coordinates.h b/src/coordinates.h
index 317b4afaacab4..3306ff7856b5e 100644
--- a/src/coordinates.h
+++ b/src/coordinates.h
@@ -289,23 +289,23 @@ class coord_point_ob : public
 // These definitions can go in the class in clang and gcc, and are much shorter there,
 // but MSVC doesn't allow that, so...
 template<typename Point, origin Origin, scale Scale>
-inline constexpr const coord_point_ob<Point, Origin, Scale>
+inline constexpr coord_point_ob<Point, Origin, Scale>
 coord_point_ob<Point, Origin, Scale>::min =
     coord_point_ob<Point, Origin, Scale>( Point::min );
 template<typename Point, origin Origin, scale Scale>
-inline constexpr const coord_point_ob<Point, Origin, Scale>
+inline constexpr coord_point_ob<Point, Origin, Scale>
 coord_point_ob<Point, Origin, Scale>::max =
     coord_point_ob<Point, Origin, Scale>( Point::max );
 template<typename Point, origin Origin, scale Scale>
-inline constexpr const coord_point_ob<Point, Origin, Scale>
+inline constexpr coord_point_ob<Point, Origin, Scale>
 coord_point_ob<Point, Origin, Scale>::invalid =
     coord_point_ob<Point, Origin, Scale>( Point::invalid );
 template<typename Point, origin Origin, scale Scale>
-inline constexpr const coord_point_ob<Point, Origin, Scale>
+inline constexpr coord_point_ob<Point, Origin, Scale>
 coord_point_ob<Point, Origin, Scale>::zero =
     coord_point_ob<Point, Origin, Scale>( Point::zero );
 template<typename Point, origin Origin, scale Scale>
-inline constexpr const coord_point_ob<Point, Origin, Scale>
+inline constexpr coord_point_ob<Point, Origin, Scale>
 coord_point_ob_rel<Point, Origin, Scale>::north
     =
         coord_point_ob<Point, Origin, Scale>( Point::north );
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ coord_point_ob_rel<Point, Origin, Scale>::north_east
     =
         coord_point_ob<Point, Origin, Scale>( Point::north_east );
 template<typename Point, origin Origin, scale Scale>
-inline constexpr const coord_point_ob<Point, Origin, Scale>
+inline constexpr coord_point_ob<Point, Origin, Scale>
 coord_point_ob_rel<Point, Origin, Scale>::east
     =
         coord_point_ob<Point, Origin, Scale>( Point::east );
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ coord_point_ob_rel<Point, Origin, Scale>::south_east
     =
         coord_point_ob<Point, Origin, Scale>( Point::south_east );
 template<typename Point, origin Origin, scale Scale>
-inline constexpr const coord_point_ob<Point, Origin, Scale>
+inline constexpr coord_point_ob<Point, Origin, Scale>
 coord_point_ob_rel<Point, Origin, Scale>::south
     =
         coord_point_ob<Point, Origin, Scale>( Point::south );
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ coord_point_ob_rel<Point, Origin, Scale>::south_west
     =
         coord_point_ob<Point, Origin, Scale>( Point::south_west );
 template<typename Point, origin Origin, scale Scale>
-inline constexpr const coord_point_ob<Point, Origin, Scale>
+inline constexpr coord_point_ob<Point, Origin, Scale>
 coord_point_ob_rel<Point, Origin, Scale>::west
     =
         coord_point_ob<Point, Origin, Scale>( Point::west );
@@ -345,12 +345,12 @@ coord_point_ob_rel<Point, Origin, Scale>::north_west
     =
         coord_point_ob<Point, Origin, Scale>( Point::north_west );
 template<typename Point, origin Origin, scale Scale>
-inline constexpr const coord_point_ob<Point, Origin, Scale>
+inline constexpr coord_point_ob<Point, Origin, Scale>
 coord_point_ob_3d<Point, Origin, Scale>::above
     =
         coord_point_ob<Point, Origin, Scale>( Point::above );
 template<typename Point, origin Origin, scale Scale>
-inline constexpr const coord_point_ob<Point, Origin, Scale>
+inline constexpr coord_point_ob<Point, Origin, Scale>
 coord_point_ob_3d<Point, Origin, Scale>::below
     =
         coord_point_ob<Point, Origin, Scale>( Point::below );