diff --git a/daemon/fw/scope-prefix.cpp b/daemon/fw/scope-prefix.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 7f6043b..0000000
--- a/daemon/fw/scope-prefix.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2022,  Regents of the University of California,
- *                           Arizona Board of Regents,
- *                           Colorado State University,
- *                           University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
- *                           Washington University in St. Louis,
- *                           Beijing Institute of Technology,
- *                           The University of Memphis.
- *
- * This file is part of NFD (Named Data Networking Forwarding Daemon).
- * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of NFD authors and contributors.
- *
- * NFD is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
- * of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation,
- * either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * NFD is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
- * without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
- * PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
- * NFD, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-#include "scope-prefix.hpp"
-
-namespace nfd::scope_prefix {
-
-const Name LOCALHOST("ndn:/localhost");
-const Name LOCALHOP("ndn:/localhop");
-
-} // namespace nfd::scope_prefix
diff --git a/daemon/fw/scope-prefix.hpp b/daemon/fw/scope-prefix.hpp
index fd8796c..9b48b22 100644
--- a/daemon/fw/scope-prefix.hpp
+++ b/daemon/fw/scope-prefix.hpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
  *  \li Interest can come from and go to local faces only.
  *  \li Data can come from and go to local faces only.
  */
-extern const Name LOCALHOST;
+inline const Name LOCALHOST{"/localhost"};
 
 /** \brief ndn:/localhop
  *
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
  *
  *  Data packets under prefix ndn:/localhop are unrestricted.
  */
-extern const Name LOCALHOP;
+inline const Name LOCALHOP{"/localhop"};
 
 } // namespace nfd::scope_prefix
 
diff --git a/daemon/nfd.cpp b/daemon/nfd.cpp
index a178fe4..5cda79e 100644
--- a/daemon/nfd.cpp
+++ b/daemon/nfd.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2021,  Regents of the University of California,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2022,  Regents of the University of California,
  *                           Arizona Board of Regents,
  *                           Colorado State University,
  *                           University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
 NFD_LOG_INIT(Nfd);
 
-const std::string INTERNAL_CONFIG("internal://nfd.conf");
+const std::string INTERNAL_CONFIG{"internal://nfd.conf"};
 
 Nfd::Nfd(ndn::KeyChain& keyChain)
   : m_keyChain(keyChain)
diff --git a/daemon/rib/readvertise/host-to-gateway-readvertise-policy.cpp b/daemon/rib/readvertise/host-to-gateway-readvertise-policy.cpp
index 2d8d3a5..ade9f8b 100644
--- a/daemon/rib/readvertise/host-to-gateway-readvertise-policy.cpp
+++ b/daemon/rib/readvertise/host-to-gateway-readvertise-policy.cpp
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
 
 namespace nfd::rib {
 
-const name::Component IGNORE_COMPONENT("nrd");
-const time::seconds DEFAULT_REFRESH_INTERVAL = 25_s;
+const name::Component IGNORE_COMPONENT{"nrd"};
+constexpr time::seconds DEFAULT_REFRESH_INTERVAL = 25_s;
 
 HostToGatewayReadvertisePolicy::HostToGatewayReadvertisePolicy(const ndn::KeyChain& keyChain,
                                                                const ConfigSection& section)