diff --git a/cake/libs/view/theme.php b/cake/libs/view/theme.php
index 5e52c99c4..80e56ae42 100644
--- a/cake/libs/view/theme.php
+++ b/cake/libs/view/theme.php
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class ThemeView extends View {
  *
  * @param Controller $controller Controller object to be rendered.
  */
-	function __construct(&$controller) {
+	function __construct($controller) {
 		parent::__construct($controller);
 		$this->theme = $controller->theme;
 	}
diff --git a/cake/libs/view/view.php b/cake/libs/view/view.php
index c7ff4de67..3db73cf3d 100644
--- a/cake/libs/view/view.php
+++ b/cake/libs/view/view.php
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ class View extends Object {
  *
  * @param Controller $controller A controller object to pull View::__passedArgs from.
  */
-	function __construct(&$controller) {
+	function __construct($controller) {
 		if (is_object($controller)) {
 			$count = count($this->__passedVars);
 			for ($j = 0; $j < $count; $j++) {