diff --git a/src/meshTools/AMIInterpolation/AMIInterpolation/AMIInterpolation.C b/src/meshTools/AMIInterpolation/AMIInterpolation/AMIInterpolation.C
index 6dbcfa2c78e69473ca2ec15c2e660048ec0a425b..6c268a42293944ed5b9939a14ac776080a35a56e 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/AMIInterpolation/AMIInterpolation/AMIInterpolation.C
+++ b/src/meshTools/AMIInterpolation/AMIInterpolation/AMIInterpolation.C
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ Foam::word
 Foam::AMIInterpolation<SourcePatch, TargetPatch>::interpolationMethodToWord
 (
     const interpolationMethod& im
-) const
+)
 {
     word method = "unknown-interpolationMethod";
 
diff --git a/src/meshTools/AMIInterpolation/AMIInterpolation/AMIInterpolation.H b/src/meshTools/AMIInterpolation/AMIInterpolation/AMIInterpolation.H
index 886b23fd78310011ee8689be5987ffdb90710539..ffe36dd2ac9065f6b1dc8a03cc85a5fc58f1aec7 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/AMIInterpolation/AMIInterpolation/AMIInterpolation.H
+++ b/src/meshTools/AMIInterpolation/AMIInterpolation/AMIInterpolation.H
@@ -302,10 +302,10 @@ public:
             label singlePatchProc() const;
 
             //- Convert interpolationMethod to word representation
-            word interpolationMethodToWord
+            static word interpolationMethodToWord
             (
                 const interpolationMethod& method
-            ) const;
+            );
 
 
             // Source patch