diff --git a/docs/CONTRIBUTING b/docs/CONTRIBUTING
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--- a/docs/CONTRIBUTING
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ readable and maintainable.
 Language features
 -----------------
 Write normal C code. Don't redefine the language. No new types (structs are
-structs, not typedefs), no C++isms or Javaisms. Also, avoid using "const".
+structs, not typedefs), no C++isms or Javaisms.
 
 Names
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