diff --git a/include/armnn/Optional.hpp b/include/armnn/Optional.hpp
index 6771526..1b61e20 100644
--- a/include/armnn/Optional.hpp
+++ b/include/armnn/Optional.hpp
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@
 
     Optional() noexcept : BaseSwitch{} {}
     Optional(const T& value) : BaseSwitch{value} {}
+    Optional& operator=(const Optional& other) = default;
     Optional(EmptyOptional empty) : BaseSwitch{empty} {}
     Optional(const Optional& other) : BaseSwitch{other} {}
     Optional(const BaseSwitch& other) : BaseSwitch{other} {}
diff --git a/src/armnnUtils/BFloat16.hpp b/src/armnnUtils/BFloat16.hpp
index 16ceb52..52344db 100644
--- a/src/armnnUtils/BFloat16.hpp
+++ b/src/armnnUtils/BFloat16.hpp
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
     : m_Value(0)
     {}
 
+    BFloat16(const BFloat16& v) = default;
+
     explicit BFloat16(uint16_t v)
     : m_Value(v)
     {}
@@ -32,11 +34,7 @@
         return ToFloat32();
     }
 
-    BFloat16& operator=(const BFloat16& other)
-    {
-        m_Value = other.Val();
-        return *this;
-    }
+    BFloat16& operator=(const BFloat16& other) = default;
 
     BFloat16& operator=(float v)
     {
@@ -74,7 +72,7 @@
             // Mark the LSB
             const uint16_t lsb = u16 & 0x0001;
             // Mark the error to be truncate (the rest of 16 bits of FP32)
-            const uint16_t error = static_cast<const uint16_t>((*u32 & 0x0000FFFF));
+            const uint16_t error = static_cast<uint16_t>((*u32 & 0x0000FFFF));
             if ((error > 0x8000 || (error == 0x8000 && lsb == 1)))
             {
                 u16++;
@@ -86,7 +84,7 @@
 
     float ToFloat32() const
     {
-        const uint32_t u32 = static_cast<const uint32_t>(m_Value << 16u);
+        const uint32_t u32 = static_cast<uint32_t>(m_Value << 16u);
         const float* f32 = reinterpret_cast<const float*>(&u32);
         return *f32;
     }