diff --git a/gobject/gvaluetypes.c b/gobject/gvaluetypes.c
index df3ef54e0..bff659282 100644
--- a/gobject/gvaluetypes.c
+++ b/gobject/gvaluetypes.c
@@ -1074,7 +1074,7 @@ g_value_take_string (GValue *value,
  *
  * Returns: string content of @value
  */
-G_CONST_RETURN gchar*
+const gchar*
 g_value_get_string (const GValue *value)
 {
   g_return_val_if_fail (G_VALUE_HOLDS_STRING (value), NULL);
diff --git a/tests/testglib.c b/tests/testglib.c
index fd894e1f6..1f0a9abea 100644
--- a/tests/testglib.c
+++ b/tests/testglib.c
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ test_info (void)
   g_free (sconfdirs);
   g_free (langnames);
 
-  charset_is_utf8 = g_get_charset ((G_CONST_RETURN char**)&charset);
+  charset_is_utf8 = g_get_charset ((const char**)&charset);
 
   if (g_test_verbose())
     {