diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dca54a60b1..f1933a809a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 #### Upcoming Changes
 
+* refactor: remove static lifetime for name str parameter requirement for constant getter
+
 * perf: Add `extensive_hints` feature to prevent performance regression for the common use-case [#1503] (https://github.com/lambdaclass/cairo-vm/pull/1503)
 
   * Gates changes added by #1491 under the feature flag `extensive_hints`
diff --git a/vm/src/hint_processor/builtin_hint_processor/hint_utils.rs b/vm/src/hint_processor/builtin_hint_processor/hint_utils.rs
index b203697b27..eea8154b92 100644
--- a/vm/src/hint_processor/builtin_hint_processor/hint_utils.rs
+++ b/vm/src/hint_processor/builtin_hint_processor/hint_utils.rs
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ pub fn get_reference_from_var_name<'a>(
 }
 
 pub fn get_constant_from_var_name<'a>(
-    var_name: &'a str,
+    var_name: &str,
     constants: &'a HashMap<String, Felt252>,
 ) -> Result<&'a Felt252, HintError> {
     constants