diff --git a/examples/hybrid_MC.cpp b/examples/hybrid_MC.cpp
index 1ddc391fa14ac5bde6176d235f94062e807a8df8..a37fc84b1fb01d3588172f33b56afa2f7066f512 100644
--- a/examples/hybrid_MC.cpp
+++ b/examples/hybrid_MC.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 using namespace corsika;
 using namespace std;
 
-void registerRandomStreams(uint64_t const seed) {
+void registerRandomStreams(uint64_t seed) {
   RNGManager<>::getInstance().registerRandomStream("cascade");
   RNGManager<>::getInstance().registerRandomStream("qgsjet");
   RNGManager<>::getInstance().registerRandomStream("sibyll");