diff --git a/common/dataStructures/Dedication.cpp b/common/dataStructures/Dedication.cpp
index a60f75bffc915aa70802833981207bff9ed5fe0e..b5c8950303b3b78891eacb3d4bac9f0beafdc659 100644
--- a/common/dataStructures/Dedication.cpp
+++ b/common/dataStructures/Dedication.cpp
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ cta::dataStructures::EntryLog cta::dataStructures::Dedication::getLastModificati
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // setReadonly
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void cta::dataStructures::Dedication::setReadonly(const bool &readonly) {
+void cta::dataStructures::Dedication::setReadonly(const bool readonly) {
   m_readonly = readonly;
   m_readonlySet = true;
 }
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ std::string cta::dataStructures::Dedication::getVid() const {
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // setWriteonly
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void cta::dataStructures::Dedication::setWriteonly(const bool &writeonly) {
+void cta::dataStructures::Dedication::setWriteonly(const bool writeonly) {
   m_writeonly = writeonly;
   m_writeonlySet = true;
 }
diff --git a/common/dataStructures/Dedication.hpp b/common/dataStructures/Dedication.hpp
index 9ecbc7f70184b69247e531778c82e64927fe69ae..1f9b50d0a194713bc4ba42e5ed3db1d83037429b 100644
--- a/common/dataStructures/Dedication.hpp
+++ b/common/dataStructures/Dedication.hpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public:
   void setLastModificationLog(const cta::dataStructures::EntryLog &lastModificationLog);
   cta::dataStructures::EntryLog getLastModificationLog() const;
 
-  void setReadonly(const bool &readonly);
+  void setReadonly(const bool readonly);
   bool getReadonly() const;
 
   void setTag(const std::string &tag);
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public:
   void setVid(const std::string &vid);
   std::string getVid() const;
 
-  void setWriteonly(const bool &writeonly);
+  void setWriteonly(const bool writeonly);
   bool getWriteonly() const;
   
 
diff --git a/common/dataStructures/Tape.cpp b/common/dataStructures/Tape.cpp
index 14dd20555014e9eae7e89043fe44eff245996149..24d1617e64055dbf4f201ccb2538aa89096413ab 100644
--- a/common/dataStructures/Tape.cpp
+++ b/common/dataStructures/Tape.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ bool cta::dataStructures::Tape::allFieldsSet() const {
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // setBusy
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void cta::dataStructures::Tape::setBusy(const bool &busy) {
+void cta::dataStructures::Tape::setBusy(const bool busy) {
   m_busy = busy;
   m_busySet = true;
 }
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ uint64_t cta::dataStructures::Tape::getDataOnTapeInBytes() const {
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // setDisabled
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void cta::dataStructures::Tape::setDisabled(const bool &disabled) {
+void cta::dataStructures::Tape::setDisabled(const bool disabled) {
   m_disabled = disabled;
   m_disabledSet = true;
 }
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ bool cta::dataStructures::Tape::getDisabled() const {
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // setFull
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void cta::dataStructures::Tape::setFull(const bool &full) {
+void cta::dataStructures::Tape::setFull(const bool full) {
   m_full = full;
   m_fullSet = true;
 }
diff --git a/common/dataStructures/Tape.hpp b/common/dataStructures/Tape.hpp
index f84991629467ac71667d6331922ca43e59f85037..7aa227854e05b47df9d0985dedea4bbd4ffdab43 100644
--- a/common/dataStructures/Tape.hpp
+++ b/common/dataStructures/Tape.hpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public:
    */
   ~Tape() throw();
 
-  void setBusy(const bool &busy);
+  void setBusy(const bool busy);
   bool getBusy() const;
 
   void setCapacityInBytes(const uint64_t capacityInBytes);
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ public:
   void setDataOnTapeInBytes(const uint64_t dataOnTapeInBytes);
   uint64_t getDataOnTapeInBytes() const;
 
-  void setDisabled(const bool &disabled);
+  void setDisabled(const bool disabled);
   bool getDisabled() const;
 
-  void setFull(const bool &full);
+  void setFull(const bool full);
   bool getFull() const;
 
   void setLastFSeq(const uint64_t lastFSeq);