diff --git a/Lib/java/std_list.i b/Lib/java/std_list.i
index 070f6a606..f9986b11e 100644
--- a/Lib/java/std_list.i
+++ b/Lib/java/std_list.i
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ namespace std {
 	  return **$self;
 	}
 
-	iterator advance_unchecked(const size_type index) const {
+	iterator advance_unchecked(size_type index) const {
 	  std::list<T>::iterator ret = *$self;
 	  std::advance(ret, index);
 	  return ret;