diff --git a/libutils/include/utils/Vector.h b/libutils/include/utils/Vector.h
index be35ea2..d5db3cb 100644
--- a/libutils/include/utils/Vector.h
+++ b/libutils/include/utils/Vector.h
@@ -67,13 +67,10 @@
     virtual                 ~Vector();
 
     /*! copy operator */
-            const Vector<TYPE>&     operator = (const Vector<TYPE>& rhs) const;
-            Vector<TYPE>&           operator = (const Vector<TYPE>& rhs);
+    Vector<TYPE>& operator=(const Vector<TYPE>& rhs);        // NOLINT(cert-oop54-cpp)
+    Vector<TYPE>& operator=(const SortedVector<TYPE>& rhs);  // NOLINT(cert-oop54-cpp)
 
-            const Vector<TYPE>&     operator = (const SortedVector<TYPE>& rhs) const;
-            Vector<TYPE>&           operator = (const SortedVector<TYPE>& rhs);
-
-            /*
+    /*
      * empty the vector
      */
 
@@ -248,27 +245,18 @@
     finish_vector();
 }
 
-template<class TYPE> inline
-Vector<TYPE>& Vector<TYPE>::operator = (const Vector<TYPE>& rhs) {
-    VectorImpl::operator = (rhs);
+template <class TYPE>
+inline Vector<TYPE>& Vector<TYPE>::operator=(const Vector<TYPE>& rhs)  // NOLINT(cert-oop54-cpp)
+{
+    VectorImpl::operator=(rhs);
     return *this;
 }
 
-template<class TYPE> inline
-const Vector<TYPE>& Vector<TYPE>::operator = (const Vector<TYPE>& rhs) const {
-    VectorImpl::operator = (static_cast<const VectorImpl&>(rhs));
-    return *this;
-}
-
-template<class TYPE> inline
-Vector<TYPE>& Vector<TYPE>::operator = (const SortedVector<TYPE>& rhs) {
-    VectorImpl::operator = (static_cast<const VectorImpl&>(rhs));
-    return *this;
-}
-
-template<class TYPE> inline
-const Vector<TYPE>& Vector<TYPE>::operator = (const SortedVector<TYPE>& rhs) const {
-    VectorImpl::operator = (rhs);
+template <class TYPE>
+inline Vector<TYPE>& Vector<TYPE>::operator=(
+        const SortedVector<TYPE>& rhs)  // NOLINT(cert-oop54-cpp)
+{
+    VectorImpl::operator=(static_cast<const VectorImpl&>(rhs));
     return *this;
 }