diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/memory/tmp/tmpI.H b/src/OpenFOAM/memory/tmp/tmpI.H
index 70a4dc2b7f..7e5800dcbb 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/memory/tmp/tmpI.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/memory/tmp/tmpI.H
@@ -384,20 +384,4 @@ inline void Foam::tmp<T>::operator=(const tmp<T>& t)
 }
 
 
-//- Return the const reference of the non-const reference argument
-template<class T>
-inline const T& Const(T& t)
-{
-    return t;
-}
-
-
-//- Return the const reference of the non-const rvalue reference argument
-template<class T>
-inline const T& Const(T&& t)
-{
-    return t;
-}
-
-
 // ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/memory/tmpNrc/tmpNrcI.H b/src/OpenFOAM/memory/tmpNrc/tmpNrcI.H
index 75f66f44e8..00af03f852 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/memory/tmpNrc/tmpNrcI.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/memory/tmpNrc/tmpNrcI.H
@@ -301,20 +301,4 @@ inline void Foam::tmpNrc<T>::operator=(const tmpNrc<T>& t)
 }
 
 
-//- Return the const reference of the non-const reference argument
-template<class T>
-inline const T& Const(T& t)
-{
-    return t;
-}
-
-
-//- Return the const reference of the non-const rvalue reference argument
-template<class T>
-inline const T& Const(T&& t)
-{
-    return t;
-}
-
-
 // ************************************************************************* //