diff --git a/dumux/discretization/cellcentered/tpfa/subcontrolvolumeface.hh b/dumux/discretization/cellcentered/tpfa/subcontrolvolumeface.hh
index 30a287bfcaf020eb32c6debe0ae69c4b5f08ee12..de382033abeddd31833aa3575435cd13ad2020f1 100644
--- a/dumux/discretization/cellcentered/tpfa/subcontrolvolumeface.hh
+++ b/dumux/discretization/cellcentered/tpfa/subcontrolvolumeface.hh
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ public:
     }
 
     //! The geometry of the sub control volume face
-    const Geometry geometry() const
+    Geometry geometry() const
     {
         return Geometry(geomType_, corners_);
     }