diff --git a/src/Assertions.jl b/src/Assertions.jl
index 2b0efe987f..794065f13b 100644
--- a/src/Assertions.jl
+++ b/src/Assertions.jl
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-global const VERBOSE_SCOPE = Symbol[]
+const VERBOSE_SCOPE = Symbol[]
 
-global const VERBOSE_LOOKUP = Dict{Symbol, Int}()
+const VERBOSE_LOOKUP = Dict{Symbol, Int}()
 
-global const VERBOSE_PRINT_INDENT = Int[ 0 ]
+const VERBOSE_PRINT_INDENT = Int[ 0 ]
 
 @doc raw"""
     AbstractAlgebra.add_verbosity_scope(s::Symbol) -> Nothing
@@ -375,9 +375,9 @@ end
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-global const ASSERT_SCOPE = Symbol[]
+const ASSERT_SCOPE = Symbol[]
 
-global const ASSERT_LOOKUP = Dict{Symbol, Int}()
+const ASSERT_LOOKUP = Dict{Symbol, Int}()
 
 @doc raw"""
     AbstractAlgebra.add_assertion_scope(s::Symbol) -> Nothing
diff --git a/src/PrettyPrinting.jl b/src/PrettyPrinting.jl
index 2a2c48b650..a1c62a2691 100644
--- a/src/PrettyPrinting.jl
+++ b/src/PrettyPrinting.jl
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ function show_obj(io::IO, mi::MIME, obj)
    finish(S)
 end
 
-global _html_as_latex = Ref{Bool}(false)
+const _html_as_latex = Ref{Bool}(false)
 
 @doc raw"""
     get_html_as_latex()