diff --git a/src/mesh/ItemValue.hpp b/src/mesh/ItemValue.hpp
index c4bf35eeb27b7b364bfca9771b356c0738b5e2d8..45f92a728c221d57e0a83c565b6674a80f336066 100644
--- a/src/mesh/ItemValue.hpp
+++ b/src/mesh/ItemValue.hpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ template <typename DataType,
 class ItemValue
 {
  public:
-  static const ItemType item_t{item_type};
+  static constexpr ItemType item_t{item_type};
   using data_type = DataType;
 
   using ItemId = ItemIdT<item_type>;
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ class ItemValue
 
   ConnectivityPtr m_connectivity_ptr;
 
-  bool m_is_built{false};
-
   Array<DataType> m_values;
 
   // Allow const std:shared_ptr version to access our data