diff --git a/src/applications/auth/engine/PhabricatorAuthSessionEngine.php b/src/applications/auth/engine/PhabricatorAuthSessionEngine.php
--- a/src/applications/auth/engine/PhabricatorAuthSessionEngine.php
+++ b/src/applications/auth/engine/PhabricatorAuthSessionEngine.php
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
    * session token. Returns a `KIND_` constant.
    *
    * @param   string  $session_token Session token.
-   * @return  const   Session kind constant.
+   * @return  string   Session kind constant.
    */
   public static function getSessionKindFromToken($session_token) {
     if (strpos($session_token, '/') === false) {
diff --git a/src/applications/conduit/method/ConduitAPIMethod.php b/src/applications/conduit/method/ConduitAPIMethod.php
--- a/src/applications/conduit/method/ConduitAPIMethod.php
+++ b/src/applications/conduit/method/ConduitAPIMethod.php
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
    * Should return a METHOD_STATUS_* constant. By default, methods are
    * "stable".
    *
-   * @return const  METHOD_STATUS_* constant.
+   * @return string METHOD_STATUS_* constant.
    * @task status
    */
   public function getMethodStatus() {
diff --git a/src/applications/policy/constants/PhabricatorPolicies.php b/src/applications/policy/constants/PhabricatorPolicies.php
--- a/src/applications/policy/constants/PhabricatorPolicies.php
+++ b/src/applications/policy/constants/PhabricatorPolicies.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
    * Returns the most public policy this install's configuration permits.
    * This is either "public" (if available) or "all users" (if not).
    *
-   * @return const Most open working policy constant.
+   * @return string Most open working policy constant.
    */
   public static function getMostOpenPolicy() {
     if (PhabricatorEnv::getEnvConfig('policy.allow-public')) {
diff --git a/src/applications/settings/panel/PhabricatorSettingsPanel.php b/src/applications/settings/panel/PhabricatorSettingsPanel.php
--- a/src/applications/settings/panel/PhabricatorSettingsPanel.php
+++ b/src/applications/settings/panel/PhabricatorSettingsPanel.php
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
   /**
    * Return a panel group key constant for this panel.
    *
-   * @return const Panel group key.
+   * @return string Panel group key.
    * @task config
    */
   abstract public function getPanelGroupKey();