diff --git a/dune/common/ftraits.hh b/dune/common/ftraits.hh
index 36c881503839813ddf9f544aa50c366f91ff685c..1aa121160f7f56eb1ae31fbdde8b9deff1f3f186 100644
--- a/dune/common/ftraits.hh
+++ b/dune/common/ftraits.hh
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ namespace Dune {
   template<class T>
   struct FieldTraits<const T>
   {
-    typedef const typename FieldTraits<T>::field_type field_type;
-    typedef const typename FieldTraits<T>::real_type real_type;
+    typedef typename FieldTraits<T>::field_type field_type;
+    typedef typename FieldTraits<T>::real_type real_type;
   };
 
   template<class T>