diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
index a9aa6c6b..468c15e5 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
@@ -5880,10 +5880,9 @@ construct_tx_param wallet2::get_default_construct_tx_param_inital()
   ctp.shuffle = 0;
   return ctp;
 }
-const construct_tx_param& wallet2::get_default_construct_tx_param()
+construct_tx_param wallet2::get_default_construct_tx_param()
 {
-  construct_tx_param ctp = get_default_construct_tx_param_inital();
-  return ctp;
+  return get_default_construct_tx_param_inital();
 }
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 bool wallet2::store_unsigned_tx_to_file_and_reserve_transfers(const currency::finalize_tx_param& ftp, const std::string& filename, std::string* p_unsigned_tx_blob_str /* = nullptr */)
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet2.h b/src/wallet/wallet2.h
index 1de32a3e..a630312e 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet2.h
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet2.h
@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ private:
     template<typename input_t>
     bool process_input_t(const input_t& in_t, wallet2::process_transaction_context& ptc, const currency::transaction& tx);
 
-    const construct_tx_param& get_default_construct_tx_param();
+    construct_tx_param get_default_construct_tx_param();
 
     uint64_t get_tx_expiration_median() const;