diff --git a/core/object/ref_counted.h b/core/object/ref_counted.h
index cf0bd47bce7..58706fb9a93 100644
--- a/core/object/ref_counted.h
+++ b/core/object/ref_counted.h
@@ -97,26 +97,15 @@ public:
 		return reference != p_r.reference;
 	}
 
-	_FORCE_INLINE_ T *operator->() {
+	_FORCE_INLINE_ T *operator*() const {
 		return reference;
 	}
 
-	_FORCE_INLINE_ T *operator*() {
+	_FORCE_INLINE_ T *operator->() const {
 		return reference;
 	}
 
-	_FORCE_INLINE_ const T *operator->() const {
-		return reference;
-	}
-
-	_FORCE_INLINE_ const T *ptr() const {
-		return reference;
-	}
-	_FORCE_INLINE_ T *ptr() {
-		return reference;
-	}
-
-	_FORCE_INLINE_ const T *operator*() const {
+	_FORCE_INLINE_ T *ptr() const {
 		return reference;
 	}