diff --git a/api/include/opentelemetry/trace/default_span.h b/api/include/opentelemetry/trace/default_span.h
index d6c484daa7..f0c574243f 100644
--- a/api/include/opentelemetry/trace/default_span.h
+++ b/api/include/opentelemetry/trace/default_span.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class DefaultSpan: public Span {
     DefaultSpan(DefaultSpan&& spn) : span_context_(spn.GetContext()) {}
     DefaultSpan(const DefaultSpan& spn) : span_context_(spn.GetContext()) {}
 
-    trace::Tracer &tracer() const noexcept {
+    trace::Tracer &tracer() noexcept {
       return tracer_; // Invalid tracer
     }
 
diff --git a/api/include/opentelemetry/trace/span.h b/api/include/opentelemetry/trace/span.h
index e8fed22461..b58aff8ce5 100644
--- a/api/include/opentelemetry/trace/span.h
+++ b/api/include/opentelemetry/trace/span.h
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class Span
 
   // TODO
   // SpanContext context() const noexcept = 0;
-  virtual trace::SpanContext GetContext() const noexcept = 0;
+  virtual trace::SpanContext GetContext() noexcept = 0;
   // Returns true if this Span is recording tracing events (e.g. SetAttribute,
   // AddEvent).
   virtual bool IsRecording() const noexcept = 0;