diff --git a/source/blender/editors/include/UI_grid_view.hh b/source/blender/editors/include/UI_grid_view.hh
index 3065bcd707b..3520f69a721 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/include/UI_grid_view.hh
+++ b/source/blender/editors/include/UI_grid_view.hh
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class AbstractGridViewItem : public AbstractViewItem {
 
   virtual void build_grid_tile(uiLayout &layout) const = 0;
 
-  const AbstractGridView &get_view() const;
+  AbstractGridView &get_view() const;
 
  protected:
   AbstractGridViewItem(StringRef identifier);
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/interface/views/grid_view.cc b/source/blender/editors/interface/views/grid_view.cc
index 362dc2266e6..470baf3aa07 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/interface/views/grid_view.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/interface/views/grid_view.cc
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ void AbstractGridViewItem::deactivate()
   is_active_ = false;
 }
 
-const AbstractGridView &AbstractGridViewItem::get_view() const
+AbstractGridView &AbstractGridViewItem::get_view() const
 {
   if (UNLIKELY(!view_)) {
     throw std::runtime_error(