diff --git a/libs/utils/include/utils/StructureOfArrays.h b/libs/utils/include/utils/StructureOfArrays.h
index a92247aea8..1a5ac73154 100644
--- a/libs/utils/include/utils/StructureOfArrays.h
+++ b/libs/utils/include/utils/StructureOfArrays.h
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ public:
         Iterator(Iterator const& rhs) noexcept = default;
         Iterator& operator=(Iterator const& rhs) = default;
 
-        const reference operator*() const { return { soa, index }; }
+        reference operator*() const { return { soa, index }; }
         reference operator*() { return { soa, index }; }
         reference operator[](size_t n) { return *(*this + n); }
 
diff --git a/libs/utils/include/utils/Zip2Iterator.h b/libs/utils/include/utils/Zip2Iterator.h
index 3f60cf161b..a85a33663c 100644
--- a/libs/utils/include/utils/Zip2Iterator.h
+++ b/libs/utils/include/utils/Zip2Iterator.h
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ public:
     Zip2Iterator(Zip2Iterator const& rhs) noexcept = default;
     Zip2Iterator& operator=(Zip2Iterator const& rhs) = default;
 
-    const value_type operator*() const { return { *mIt.first, *mIt.second }; }
-          reference  operator*()       { return { *mIt.first, *mIt.second }; }
+    value_type operator*() const { return { *mIt.first, *mIt.second }; }
+    reference  operator*()       { return { *mIt.first, *mIt.second }; }
 
     const value_type operator[](size_t n) const { return *(*this + n); }
           reference  operator[](size_t n)       { return *(*this + n); }