diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_basics/midi/juce_MidiMessage.h b/modules/juce_audio_basics/midi/juce_MidiMessage.h
index 75c6c7c473..a8ffa49dc0 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_basics/midi/juce_MidiMessage.h
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_basics/midi/juce_MidiMessage.h
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ public:
 
         @see getRawDataSize
     */
-    uint8* getRawData() const noexcept                          { return data; }
+    const uint8* getRawData() const noexcept                    { return data; }
 
     /** Returns the number of bytes of data in the message.
 
diff --git a/modules/juce_graphics/placement/juce_RectanglePlacement.cpp b/modules/juce_graphics/placement/juce_RectanglePlacement.cpp
index 6281dc7b22..016a50906e 100644
--- a/modules/juce_graphics/placement/juce_RectanglePlacement.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_graphics/placement/juce_RectanglePlacement.cpp
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ void RectanglePlacement::applyTo (double& x, double& y, double& w, double& h,
     }
 }
 
-const AffineTransform RectanglePlacement::getTransformToFit (const Rectangle<float>& source, const Rectangle<float>& destination) const noexcept
+AffineTransform RectanglePlacement::getTransformToFit (const Rectangle<float>& source, const Rectangle<float>& destination) const noexcept
 {
     if (source.isEmpty())
         return AffineTransform::identity;
diff --git a/modules/juce_graphics/placement/juce_RectanglePlacement.h b/modules/juce_graphics/placement/juce_RectanglePlacement.h
index 7914822297..c8f22b4239 100644
--- a/modules/juce_graphics/placement/juce_RectanglePlacement.h
+++ b/modules/juce_graphics/placement/juce_RectanglePlacement.h
@@ -144,12 +144,12 @@ public:
                   double destinationW,
                   double destinationH) const noexcept;
 
-    /** Returns the transform that should be applied to these source co-ordinates to fit them
+    /** Returns the rectangle that should be used to fit the given source rectangle
         into the destination rectangle using the current flags.
     */
     template <typename ValueType>
-    const Rectangle<ValueType> appliedTo (const Rectangle<ValueType>& source,
-                                          const Rectangle<ValueType>& destination) const noexcept
+    Rectangle<ValueType> appliedTo (const Rectangle<ValueType>& source,
+                                    const Rectangle<ValueType>& destination) const noexcept
     {
         double x = source.getX(), y = source.getY(), w = source.getWidth(), h = source.getHeight();
         applyTo (x, y, w, h, static_cast <double> (destination.getX()), static_cast <double> (destination.getY()),
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ public:
     /** Returns the transform that should be applied to these source co-ordinates to fit them
         into the destination rectangle using the current flags.
     */
-    const AffineTransform getTransformToFit (const Rectangle<float>& source,
-                                             const Rectangle<float>& destination) const noexcept;
+    AffineTransform getTransformToFit (const Rectangle<float>& source,
+                                       const Rectangle<float>& destination) const noexcept;
 
 
 private: