diff --git a/unique/uniqueapp.c b/unique/uniqueapp.c
index b40a86c..e8edc94 100644
--- a/unique/uniqueapp.c
+++ b/unique/uniqueapp.c
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ unique_app_watch_window (UniqueApp *app,
 }
 
 
-G_CONST_RETURN gchar *
+const gchar *
 unique_command_to_string (UniqueApp *app,
                           gint       command)
 {
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ unique_command_from_string (UniqueApp   *app,
   return retval;
 }
 
-G_CONST_RETURN gchar *
+const gchar *
 unique_response_to_string (UniqueResponse response)
 {
   GEnumClass *enum_class;
diff --git a/unique/uniquebackend.c b/unique/uniquebackend.c
index 18a0c45..6a9500a 100644
--- a/unique/uniquebackend.c
+++ b/unique/uniquebackend.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ unique_backend_set_name (UniqueBackend *backend,
  *
  * Return value: FIXME
  */
-G_CONST_RETURN gchar *
+const gchar *
 unique_backend_get_name (UniqueBackend *backend)
 {
   g_return_val_if_fail (UNIQUE_IS_BACKEND (backend), NULL);
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ unique_backend_set_startup_id (UniqueBackend *backend,
  *
  * Return value: FIXME
  */
-G_CONST_RETURN gchar *
+const gchar *
 unique_backend_get_startup_id (UniqueBackend *backend)
 {
   g_return_val_if_fail (UNIQUE_IS_BACKEND (backend), NULL);
diff --git a/unique/uniquebackend.h b/unique/uniquebackend.h
index a50ce4e..a8786bf 100644
--- a/unique/uniquebackend.h
+++ b/unique/uniquebackend.h
@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@ GType                 unique_backend_get_type       (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
 
 UniqueBackend *       unique_backend_create         (void);
 
-G_CONST_RETURN gchar *unique_backend_get_name       (UniqueBackend     *backend);
+const gchar *unique_backend_get_name       (UniqueBackend     *backend);
 void                  unique_backend_set_name       (UniqueBackend     *backend,
                                                      const gchar       *name);
-G_CONST_RETURN gchar *unique_backend_get_startup_id (UniqueBackend     *backend);
+const gchar *unique_backend_get_startup_id (UniqueBackend     *backend);
 void                  unique_backend_set_startup_id (UniqueBackend     *backend,
                                                      const gchar       *startup_id);
 GdkScreen *           unique_backend_get_screen     (UniqueBackend     *backend);
diff --git a/unique/uniqueinternals.h b/unique/uniqueinternals.h
index ace40ed..f688939 100644
--- a/unique/uniqueinternals.h
+++ b/unique/uniqueinternals.h
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ UniqueResponse unique_app_emit_message_received (UniqueApp         *app,
  * and then back into an id
  */
 UniqueResponse        unique_response_from_string  (const gchar    *response);
-G_CONST_RETURN gchar *unique_response_to_string    (UniqueResponse  response);
+const gchar *unique_response_to_string    (UniqueResponse  response);
 
 gint                  unique_command_from_string   (UniqueApp      *app,
                                                     const gchar    *command);
-G_CONST_RETURN gchar *unique_command_to_string     (UniqueApp      *app,
+const gchar *unique_command_to_string     (UniqueApp      *app,
                                                     gint            command);
 
 G_END_DECLS
diff --git a/unique/uniquemessage.c b/unique/uniquemessage.c
index 10f6df5..b13be7f 100644
--- a/unique/uniquemessage.c
+++ b/unique/uniquemessage.c
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ unique_message_data_set (UniqueMessageData *message_data,
  *
  * Since: 1.0.2
  */
-G_CONST_RETURN guchar *
+const guchar *
 unique_message_data_get (UniqueMessageData *message_data,
                          gsize             *length)
 {
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ unique_message_data_get_screen (UniqueMessageData *message_data)
  *   owned by the #UniqueMessageData structure and should not be
  *   modified or freed
  */
-G_CONST_RETURN gchar *
+const gchar *
 unique_message_data_get_startup_id (UniqueMessageData *message_data)
 {
   g_return_val_if_fail (message_data != NULL, NULL);
diff --git a/unique/uniquemessage.h b/unique/uniquemessage.h
index d3e9c3c..9759a30 100644
--- a/unique/uniquemessage.h
+++ b/unique/uniquemessage.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ void                   unique_message_data_free           (UniqueMessageData *me
 void                   unique_message_data_set            (UniqueMessageData *message_data,
                                                            const guchar      *data,
                                                            gsize              length);
-G_CONST_RETURN guchar *unique_message_data_get            (UniqueMessageData *message_data,
+const guchar *unique_message_data_get            (UniqueMessageData *message_data,
                                                            gsize             *length);
 
 gboolean               unique_message_data_set_text       (UniqueMessageData *message_data,
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ void                   unique_message_data_set_filename   (UniqueMessageData *me
 gchar *                unique_message_data_get_filename   (UniqueMessageData *message_data);
 
 GdkScreen *            unique_message_data_get_screen     (UniqueMessageData *message_data);
-G_CONST_RETURN gchar * unique_message_data_get_startup_id (UniqueMessageData *message_data);
+const gchar * unique_message_data_get_startup_id (UniqueMessageData *message_data);
 guint                  unique_message_data_get_workspace  (UniqueMessageData *message_data);
 
 G_END_DECLS