diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/Link/Link.cpp b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/Link/Link.cpp
index 01a954ebdd..2fb22ea8e8 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/Link/Link.cpp
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/Link/Link.cpp
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
             }
         }
 
-        PrefabDomValueConstReference Link::GetLinkPatches()
+        PrefabDomValueReference Link::GetLinkPatches()
         {
             return PrefabDomUtils::FindPrefabDomValue(m_linkDom, PrefabDomUtils::PatchesName);
         }
diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/Link/Link.h b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/Link/Link.h
index 7d30f9235d..c8f43b291e 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/Link/Link.h
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/Link/Link.h
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
              */
             void AddLinkIdToInstanceDom(PrefabDomValue& instanceDomValue);
 
-            PrefabDomValueConstReference GetLinkPatches();
+            PrefabDomValueReference GetLinkPatches();
 
         private:
 
diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabPublicHandler.cpp b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabPublicHandler.cpp
index 57e3c87501..0181050a32 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabPublicHandler.cpp
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabPublicHandler.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
                     auto linkRef = m_prefabSystemComponentInterface->FindLink(detachingInstanceLinkId);
                     AZ_Assert(linkRef.has_value(), "Unable to find link with id '%llu' during prefab creation.", detachingInstanceLinkId);
 
-                    PrefabDomValueConstReference linkPatches = linkRef->get().GetLinkPatches();
+                    PrefabDomValueReference linkPatches = linkRef->get().GetLinkPatches();
                     AZ_Assert(
                         linkPatches.has_value(), "Unable to get patches on link with id '%llu' during prefab creation.",
                         detachingInstanceLinkId);