diff --git a/src/Cursor.h b/src/Cursor.h
index 25771d3783..1cd51c2d11 100644
--- a/src/Cursor.h
+++ b/src/Cursor.h
@@ -95,8 +95,6 @@ public:
 protected:
 	/// the anchor position
 	DocIterator anchor_;
-	///
-	mutable DispatchResult disp_;
 	/// do we have a selection?
 	bool selection_;
 	/// are we on the way to get one?
diff --git a/src/support/convert.h b/src/support/convert.h
index c1cd31551a..e72fe61b56 100644
--- a/src/support/convert.h
+++ b/src/support/convert.h
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ template<> std::string convert<std::string>(long l);
 template<> docstring convert<docstring>(long l);
 template<> std::string convert<std::string>(float f);
 template<> std::string convert<std::string>(double d);
-template<> int convert<int>(std::string const s);
-template<> int convert<int>(docstring const s);
-template<> unsigned int convert<unsigned int>(std::string const s);
-template<> unsigned long convert<unsigned long>(std::string const s);
-template<> double convert<double>(std::string const s);
+template<> int convert<int>(std::string const & s);
+template<> int convert<int>(docstring const & s);
+template<> unsigned int convert<unsigned int>(std::string const & s);
+template<> unsigned long convert<unsigned long>(std::string const & s);
+template<> double convert<double>(std::string const & s);
 template<> int convert<int>(char const * cptr);
 template<> double convert<double>(char const * cptr);