diff --git a/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-128f-robust/clean/primitive.h b/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-128f-robust/clean/primitive.h
index 4bdd58f4..52ce4d50 100644
--- a/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-128f-robust/clean/primitive.h
+++ b/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-128f-robust/clean/primitive.h
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 #define SPX_PRIMITIVE_H
 
 
-#define hash_state const int
+#define hash_state int
 
 #endif
diff --git a/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-128f-simple/clean/primitive.h b/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-128f-simple/clean/primitive.h
index 4bdd58f4..52ce4d50 100644
--- a/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-128f-simple/clean/primitive.h
+++ b/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-128f-simple/clean/primitive.h
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 #define SPX_PRIMITIVE_H
 
 
-#define hash_state const int
+#define hash_state int
 
 #endif
diff --git a/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-128s-robust/clean/primitive.h b/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-128s-robust/clean/primitive.h
index 4bdd58f4..52ce4d50 100644
--- a/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-128s-robust/clean/primitive.h
+++ b/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-128s-robust/clean/primitive.h
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 #define SPX_PRIMITIVE_H
 
 
-#define hash_state const int
+#define hash_state int
 
 #endif
diff --git a/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-128s-simple/clean/primitive.h b/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-128s-simple/clean/primitive.h
index 4bdd58f4..52ce4d50 100644
--- a/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-128s-simple/clean/primitive.h
+++ b/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-128s-simple/clean/primitive.h
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 #define SPX_PRIMITIVE_H
 
 
-#define hash_state const int
+#define hash_state int
 
 #endif
diff --git a/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-192f-robust/clean/primitive.h b/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-192f-robust/clean/primitive.h
index 4bdd58f4..52ce4d50 100644
--- a/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-192f-robust/clean/primitive.h
+++ b/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-192f-robust/clean/primitive.h
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 #define SPX_PRIMITIVE_H
 
 
-#define hash_state const int
+#define hash_state int
 
 #endif
diff --git a/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-192f-simple/clean/primitive.h b/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-192f-simple/clean/primitive.h
index 4bdd58f4..52ce4d50 100644
--- a/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-192f-simple/clean/primitive.h
+++ b/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-192f-simple/clean/primitive.h
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 #define SPX_PRIMITIVE_H
 
 
-#define hash_state const int
+#define hash_state int
 
 #endif
diff --git a/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-192s-robust/clean/primitive.h b/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-192s-robust/clean/primitive.h
index 4bdd58f4..52ce4d50 100644
--- a/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-192s-robust/clean/primitive.h
+++ b/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-192s-robust/clean/primitive.h
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 #define SPX_PRIMITIVE_H
 
 
-#define hash_state const int
+#define hash_state int
 
 #endif
diff --git a/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-192s-simple/clean/primitive.h b/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-192s-simple/clean/primitive.h
index 4bdd58f4..52ce4d50 100644
--- a/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-192s-simple/clean/primitive.h
+++ b/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-192s-simple/clean/primitive.h
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 #define SPX_PRIMITIVE_H
 
 
-#define hash_state const int
+#define hash_state int
 
 #endif
diff --git a/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-256f-robust/clean/primitive.h b/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-256f-robust/clean/primitive.h
index 4bdd58f4..52ce4d50 100644
--- a/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-256f-robust/clean/primitive.h
+++ b/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-256f-robust/clean/primitive.h
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 #define SPX_PRIMITIVE_H
 
 
-#define hash_state const int
+#define hash_state int
 
 #endif
diff --git a/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-256f-simple/clean/primitive.h b/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-256f-simple/clean/primitive.h
index 4bdd58f4..52ce4d50 100644
--- a/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-256f-simple/clean/primitive.h
+++ b/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-256f-simple/clean/primitive.h
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 #define SPX_PRIMITIVE_H
 
 
-#define hash_state const int
+#define hash_state int
 
 #endif
diff --git a/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-256s-robust/clean/primitive.h b/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-256s-robust/clean/primitive.h
index 4bdd58f4..52ce4d50 100644
--- a/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-256s-robust/clean/primitive.h
+++ b/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-256s-robust/clean/primitive.h
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 #define SPX_PRIMITIVE_H
 
 
-#define hash_state const int
+#define hash_state int
 
 #endif
diff --git a/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-256s-simple/clean/primitive.h b/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-256s-simple/clean/primitive.h
index 4bdd58f4..52ce4d50 100644
--- a/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-256s-simple/clean/primitive.h
+++ b/crypto_sign/sphincs-shake256-256s-simple/clean/primitive.h
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 #define SPX_PRIMITIVE_H
 
 
-#define hash_state const int
+#define hash_state int
 
 #endif