diff --git a/include/asterisk/hashtab.h b/include/asterisk/hashtab.h
index c40a76f377..6478773505 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/hashtab.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/hashtab.h
@@ -363,11 +363,11 @@ void ast_hashtab_end_traversal(struct ast_hashtab_iter *it);
 void *ast_hashtab_next(struct ast_hashtab_iter *it);
 
 /*! \brief Looks up the object, removes the corresponding bucket */
-void *ast_hashtab_remove_object_via_lookup(struct ast_hashtab *tab, void *obj);
+void *ast_hashtab_remove_object_via_lookup(struct ast_hashtab *tab, const void *obj);
 
 /*! \brief Hash the object and then compare ptrs in bucket list instead of
 	   calling the compare routine, will remove the bucket */
-void *ast_hashtab_remove_this_object(struct ast_hashtab *tab, void *obj);
+void *ast_hashtab_remove_this_object(struct ast_hashtab *tab, const void *obj);
 
 /* ------------------ */
 /* for lock-enabled traversals with ability to remove an object during the traversal*/
@@ -379,11 +379,11 @@ struct ast_hashtab_iter *_ast_hashtab_start_write_traversal(struct ast_hashtab *
 	_ast_hashtab_start_write_traversal(tab, __FILE__, __LINE__, __PRETTY_FUNCTION__)
 
 /*! \brief Looks up the object, removes the corresponding bucket */
-void *ast_hashtab_remove_object_via_lookup_nolock(struct ast_hashtab *tab, void *obj);
+void *ast_hashtab_remove_object_via_lookup_nolock(struct ast_hashtab *tab, const void *obj);
 
 /*! \brief Hash the object and then compare ptrs in bucket list instead of
 	   calling the compare routine, will remove the bucket */
-void *ast_hashtab_remove_this_object_nolock(struct ast_hashtab *tab, void *obj);
+void *ast_hashtab_remove_this_object_nolock(struct ast_hashtab *tab, const void *obj);
 
 /* ------------------ */
 /* ------------------ */
diff --git a/main/hashtab.c b/main/hashtab.c
index 1f9c7bfe83..cc36d304ba 100644
--- a/main/hashtab.c
+++ b/main/hashtab.c
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ static void *ast_hashtab_remove_object_internal(struct ast_hashtab *tab, struct
 	return (void *) obj2; /* inside this code, the obj's are untouchable, but outside, they aren't */
 }
 
-void *ast_hashtab_remove_object_via_lookup(struct ast_hashtab *tab, void *obj)
+void *ast_hashtab_remove_object_via_lookup(struct ast_hashtab *tab, const void *obj)
 {
 	/* looks up the object; removes the corresponding bucket */
 	const void *obj2;
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ void *ast_hashtab_remove_object_via_lookup(struct ast_hashtab *tab, void *obj)
 	return (void *)obj2;
 }
 
-void *ast_hashtab_remove_object_via_lookup_nolock(struct ast_hashtab *tab, void *obj)
+void *ast_hashtab_remove_object_via_lookup_nolock(struct ast_hashtab *tab, const void *obj)
 {
 	/* looks up the object; removes the corresponding bucket */
 	unsigned int h;
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ void *ast_hashtab_remove_object_via_lookup_nolock(struct ast_hashtab *tab, void
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void *ast_hashtab_remove_this_object(struct ast_hashtab *tab, void *obj)
+void *ast_hashtab_remove_this_object(struct ast_hashtab *tab, const void *obj)
 {
 	/* looks up the object by hash and then comparing pts in bucket list instead of
 	   calling the compare routine; removes the bucket -- a slightly cheaper operation */
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ void *ast_hashtab_remove_this_object(struct ast_hashtab *tab, void *obj)
 	if (tab->do_locking)
 		ast_rwlock_wrlock(&tab->lock);
 
-	obj2 = ast_hashtab_remove_this_object_nolock(tab,obj);
+	obj2 = ast_hashtab_remove_this_object_nolock(tab, obj);
 
 	if (tab->do_locking)
 		ast_rwlock_unlock(&tab->lock);
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ void *ast_hashtab_remove_this_object(struct ast_hashtab *tab, void *obj)
 	return (void *)obj2;
 }
 
-void *ast_hashtab_remove_this_object_nolock(struct ast_hashtab *tab, void *obj)
+void *ast_hashtab_remove_this_object_nolock(struct ast_hashtab *tab, const void *obj)
 {
 	/* looks up the object by hash and then comparing pts in bucket list instead of
 	   calling the compare routine; removes the bucket -- a slightly cheaper operation */