diff --git a/browser/permissions/connect_account_android.cc b/browser/permissions/connect_account_android.cc
index 2b1fff921bb0..0a1ffc5be738 100644
--- a/browser/permissions/connect_account_android.cc
+++ b/browser/permissions/connect_account_android.cc
@@ -17,9 +17,8 @@
 
 namespace {
 
-base::android::ScopedJavaLocalRef<jobject> GetJavaBoolean(
-    JNIEnv* env,
-    const bool& native_bool) {
+base::android::ScopedJavaLocalRef<jobject> GetJavaBoolean(JNIEnv* env,
+                                                          bool native_bool) {
   jclass booleanClass = env->FindClass("java/lang/Boolean");
   jmethodID methodID = env->GetMethodID(booleanClass, "<init>", "(Z)V");
   jobject booleanObject = env->NewObject(booleanClass, methodID, native_bool);