diff --git a/include/SemVer.h b/include/SemVer.h
index 18ae18e0..5e710787 100644
--- a/include/SemVer.h
+++ b/include/SemVer.h
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ namespace OpenShock {
     inline bool operator>(const SemVer& other) const { return !(*this <= other); }
     inline bool operator>=(const SemVer& other) const { return !(*this < other); }
 
-    bool operator==(const std::string_view& other) const;
-    inline bool operator!=(const std::string_view& other) const { return !(*this == other); }
-    bool operator<(const std::string_view& other) const;
-    inline bool operator<=(const std::string_view& other) const { return *this < other || *this == other; }
-    inline bool operator>(const std::string_view& other) const { return !(*this <= other); }
-    inline bool operator>=(const std::string_view& other) const { return !(*this < other); }
+    bool operator==(std::string_view other) const;
+    inline bool operator!=(std::string_view other) const { return !(*this == other); }
+    bool operator<(std::string_view other) const;
+    inline bool operator<=(std::string_view other) const { return *this < other || *this == other; }
+    inline bool operator>(std::string_view other) const { return !(*this <= other); }
+    inline bool operator>=(std::string_view other) const { return !(*this < other); }
 
     bool isValid() const;
 
diff --git a/include/util/StringUtils.h b/include/util/StringUtils.h
index dd8336e9..7b216910 100644
--- a/include/util/StringUtils.h
+++ b/include/util/StringUtils.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 namespace OpenShock {
   bool FormatToString(std::string& out, const char* format, ...);
 
-  constexpr std::string_view StringTrimLeft(const std::string_view view) {
+  constexpr std::string_view StringTrimLeft(std::string_view view) {
     if (view.empty()) {
       return view;
     }
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace OpenShock {
 
     return view.substr(pos);
   }
-  constexpr std::string_view StringTrimRight(const std::string_view view) {
+  constexpr std::string_view StringTrimRight(std::string_view view) {
     if (view.empty()) {
       return view;
     }
@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@ namespace OpenShock {
 
     return view.substr(0, pos + 1);
   }
-  constexpr std::string_view StringTrim(const std::string_view view) {
+  constexpr std::string_view StringTrim(std::string_view view) {
     return StringTrimLeft(StringTrimRight(view));
   }
-  constexpr bool StringStartsWith(const std::string_view view, std::string_view prefix) {
+  constexpr bool StringStartsWith(std::string_view view, std::string_view prefix) {
     return view.size() >= prefix.size() && view.substr(0, prefix.size()) == prefix;
   }
   template<std::size_t N>
-  constexpr bool TryStringSplit(const std::string_view view, char delimiter, std::string_view (&out)[N]) {
+  constexpr bool TryStringSplit(std::string_view view, char delimiter, std::string_view (&out)[N]) {
     std::size_t pos = 0;
     std::size_t idx = 0;
     while (pos < view.size() && idx < N) {
@@ -58,12 +58,12 @@ namespace OpenShock {
 
     return idx == N;
   }
-  std::vector<std::string_view> StringSplit(const std::string_view view, char delimiter, std::size_t maxSplits = std::numeric_limits<std::size_t>::max());
-  std::vector<std::string_view> StringSplit(const std::string_view view, bool (*predicate)(char delimiter), std::size_t maxSplits = std::numeric_limits<std::size_t>::max());
-  std::vector<std::string_view> StringSplitNewLines(const std::string_view view, std::size_t maxSplits = std::numeric_limits<std::size_t>::max());
-  std::vector<std::string_view> StringSplitWhiteSpace(const std::string_view view, std::size_t maxSplits = std::numeric_limits<std::size_t>::max());
+  std::vector<std::string_view> StringSplit(std::string_view view, char delimiter, std::size_t maxSplits = std::numeric_limits<std::size_t>::max());
+  std::vector<std::string_view> StringSplit(std::string_view view, bool (*predicate)(char delimiter), std::size_t maxSplits = std::numeric_limits<std::size_t>::max());
+  std::vector<std::string_view> StringSplitNewLines(std::string_view view, std::size_t maxSplits = std::numeric_limits<std::size_t>::max());
+  std::vector<std::string_view> StringSplitWhiteSpace(std::string_view view, std::size_t maxSplits = std::numeric_limits<std::size_t>::max());
 
-  bool StringIEquals(const std::string_view a, const std::string_view b);
+  bool StringIEquals(std::string_view a, std::string_view b);
 
   String StringToArduinoString(std::string_view view);
 }  // namespace OpenShock
diff --git a/src/SemVer.cpp b/src/SemVer.cpp
index 5cac5c61..aeaec3b8 100644
--- a/src/SemVer.cpp
+++ b/src/SemVer.cpp
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ bool SemVer::operator<(const SemVer& other) const
   return build < other.build;
 }
 
-bool SemVer::operator==(const std::string_view& other) const
+bool SemVer::operator==(std::string_view other) const
 {
   SemVer otherSemVer;
   if (!OpenShock::TryParseSemVer(other, otherSemVer)) {
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ bool SemVer::operator==(const std::string_view& other) const
   return *this == otherSemVer;
 }
 
-bool SemVer::operator<(const std::string_view& other) const
+bool SemVer::operator<(std::string_view other) const
 {
   SemVer otherSemVer;
   if (!OpenShock::TryParseSemVer(other, otherSemVer)) {
diff --git a/src/util/StringUtils.cpp b/src/util/StringUtils.cpp
index dcaf65bc..8a555232 100644
--- a/src/util/StringUtils.cpp
+++ b/src/util/StringUtils.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ bool OpenShock::FormatToString(std::string& out, const char* format, ...) {
   return true;
 }
 
-std::vector<std::string_view> OpenShock::StringSplit(const std::string_view view, char delimiter, std::size_t maxSplits) {
+std::vector<std::string_view> OpenShock::StringSplit(std::string_view view, char delimiter, std::size_t maxSplits) {
   if (view.empty()) {
     return {};
   }
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ std::vector<std::string_view> OpenShock::StringSplit(const std::string_view view
   return result;
 }
 
-std::vector<std::string_view> OpenShock::StringSplit(const std::string_view view, bool (*predicate)(char delimiter), std::size_t maxSplits) {
+std::vector<std::string_view> OpenShock::StringSplit(std::string_view view, bool (*predicate)(char delimiter), std::size_t maxSplits) {
   if (view.empty()) {
     return {};
   }
@@ -111,19 +111,19 @@ std::vector<std::string_view> OpenShock::StringSplit(const std::string_view view
   return result;
 }
 
-std::vector<std::string_view> OpenShock::StringSplitNewLines(const std::string_view view, std::size_t maxSplits) {
+std::vector<std::string_view> OpenShock::StringSplitNewLines(std::string_view view, std::size_t maxSplits) {
   return StringSplit(
     view, [](char c) { return c == '\r' || c == '\n'; }, maxSplits
   );
 }
 
-std::vector<std::string_view> OpenShock::StringSplitWhiteSpace(const std::string_view view, std::size_t maxSplits) {
+std::vector<std::string_view> OpenShock::StringSplitWhiteSpace(std::string_view view, std::size_t maxSplits) {
   return StringSplit(
     view, [](char c) { return isspace(c) != 0; }, maxSplits
   );
 }
 
-bool OpenShock::StringIEquals(const std::string_view a, const std::string_view b)
+bool OpenShock::StringIEquals(std::string_view a, std::string_view b)
 {
   if (a.size() != b.size()) return false;
   return strncasecmp(a.data(), b.data(), a.size()) == 0;