diff --git a/serializer/inc/methodreturn.h b/serializer/inc/methodreturn.h
index 8a69c49379..8b7423d813 100644
--- a/serializer/inc/methodreturn.h
+++ b/serializer/inc/methodreturn.h
@@ -8,13 +8,10 @@ typedef struct METHODRETURN_HANDLE_DATA_TAG* METHODRETURN_HANDLE;
 
 #include "azure_macro_utils/macro_utils.h"
 
-/*the following macro expands to "const" if X is defined. If X is not defined, then it expands to nothing*/
-#define CONST_BY_COMPILATION_UNIT(X) MU_IF(MU_COUNT_ARG(X),const,)
-
 typedef struct METHODRETURN_DATA_TAG
 {
-    CONST_BY_COMPILATION_UNIT(METHODRETURN_C) int statusCode;
-    CONST_BY_COMPILATION_UNIT(METHODRETURN_C) char* jsonValue;
+    int statusCode;
+    char* jsonValue;
 }METHODRETURN_DATA;
 
 #include "umock_c/umock_c_prod.h"
diff --git a/serializer/src/methodreturn.c b/serializer/src/methodreturn.c
index 949488e172..d3bb6832f6 100644
--- a/serializer/src/methodreturn.c
+++ b/serializer/src/methodreturn.c
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@
 #include "azure_c_shared_utility/strings.h"
 #include "parson.h"
 
-#define METHODRETURN_C
 #include "methodreturn.h"
-#undef METHODRETURN_C
 
 typedef struct METHODRETURN_HANDLE_DATA_TAG
 {