diff --git a/include/qutexAcquisitionHistoryTracker.h b/include/qutexAcquisitionHistoryTracker.h
index 8c52652..7cee9d0 100644
--- a/include/qutexAcquisitionHistoryTracker.h
+++ b/include/qutexAcquisitionHistoryTracker.h
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public:
 	 * @param dontAcquireLock If true, skips acquiring the internal spinlock
 	 * (assumes caller already holds it)
 	 */
-	[[nodiscard]] std::unique_ptr<DependencyGraph>&& generateGraph(
+	[[nodiscard]] std::unique_ptr<DependencyGraph> generateGraph(
 		bool dontAcquireLock = false);
 
 	// Disable copy constructor and assignment operator
diff --git a/include/serializedAsynchronousContinuation.h b/include/serializedAsynchronousContinuation.h
index 7ceeb80..b877065 100644
--- a/include/serializedAsynchronousContinuation.h
+++ b/include/serializedAsynchronousContinuation.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public:
 
 	// Return list of all qutexes in predecessors' LockSets; excludes self.
 	[[nodiscard]]
-	std::unique_ptr<std::forward_list<std::reference_wrapper<Qutex>>>&&
+	std::unique_ptr<std::forward_list<std::reference_wrapper<Qutex>>>
 	getAcquiredQutexHistory() const;
 
 public:
diff --git a/smocore/qutexAcquisitionHistoryTracker.cpp b/smocore/qutexAcquisitionHistoryTracker.cpp
index 89f2990..26e835a 100644
--- a/smocore/qutexAcquisitionHistoryTracker.cpp
+++ b/smocore/qutexAcquisitionHistoryTracker.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ void DependencyGraph::dfsCycleDetection(
 }
 
 // QutexAcquisitionHistoryTracker implementation
-std::unique_ptr<DependencyGraph>&&
+std::unique_ptr<DependencyGraph>
 QutexAcquisitionHistoryTracker::generateGraph(bool dontAcquireLock)
 {
 	auto graph = std::make_unique<DependencyGraph>();
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ QutexAcquisitionHistoryTracker::generateGraph(bool dontAcquireLock)
 		acquisitionHistoryLock.release();
 	}
 
-	return std::move(graph);
+	return graph;
 }
 
 /**	EXPLANATION - GRIDLOCK DETECTION ALGORITHM:
diff --git a/smocore/serializedAsynchronousContinuation.cpp b/smocore/serializedAsynchronousContinuation.cpp
index 9199895..864a28a 100644
--- a/smocore/serializedAsynchronousContinuation.cpp
+++ b/smocore/serializedAsynchronousContinuation.cpp
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ SerializedAsynchronousContinuation<OriginalCbFnT>
 #endif
 
 template <class OriginalCbFnT>
-std::unique_ptr<std::forward_list<std::reference_wrapper<Qutex>>>&&
+std::unique_ptr<std::forward_list<std::reference_wrapper<Qutex>>>
 SerializedAsynchronousContinuation<OriginalCbFnT>::getAcquiredQutexHistory()
 const
 {
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ const
 		}
 	}
 
-	return std::move(heldLocks);
+	return heldLocks;
 }
 
 // Explicit template instantiations for the types we need