diff --git a/vpr/src/noc/noc_traffic_flows.cpp b/vpr/src/noc/noc_traffic_flows.cpp
index 9d80f4c692f..795a0316cb6 100644
--- a/vpr/src/noc/noc_traffic_flows.cpp
+++ b/vpr/src/noc/noc_traffic_flows.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ NocTrafficFlows::NocTrafficFlows() {
 
 // getters for the traffic flows
 
-int NocTrafficFlows::get_number_of_traffic_flows(void) const {
+int NocTrafficFlows::get_number_of_traffic_flows() const {
     return noc_traffic_flows.size();
 }
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const std::vector<NocTrafficFlowId>& NocTrafficFlows::get_traffic_flows_associat
     }
 }
 
-int NocTrafficFlows::get_number_of_routers_used_in_traffic_flows(void) {
+int NocTrafficFlows::get_number_of_routers_used_in_traffic_flows() {
     return traffic_flows_associated_to_router_blocks.size();
 }
 
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ const vtr::vector<NocTrafficFlowId, std::vector<NocLinkId>>& NocTrafficFlows::ge
     return traffic_flow_routes;
 }
 
-const std::vector<ClusterBlockId>& NocTrafficFlows::get_router_clusters_in_netlist(void) const {
+const std::vector<ClusterBlockId>& NocTrafficFlows::get_router_clusters_in_netlist() const {
     return router_cluster_in_netlist;
 }
 
-const std::vector<NocTrafficFlowId>& NocTrafficFlows::get_all_traffic_flow_id(void) const {
+const std::vector<NocTrafficFlowId>& NocTrafficFlows::get_all_traffic_flow_id() const {
     return noc_traffic_flows_ids;
 }
 
@@ -84,8 +84,6 @@ void NocTrafficFlows::create_noc_traffic_flow(const std::string& source_router_m
     // now add the new traffic flow to flows associated with the current source and sink router
     add_traffic_flow_to_associated_routers(curr_traffic_flow_id, source_router_cluster_id);
     add_traffic_flow_to_associated_routers(curr_traffic_flow_id, sink_router_cluster_id);
-
-    return;
 }
 
 void NocTrafficFlows::set_router_cluster_in_netlist(const std::vector<ClusterBlockId>& routers_cluster_id_in_netlist) {
@@ -98,18 +96,16 @@ void NocTrafficFlows::set_router_cluster_in_netlist(const std::vector<ClusterBlo
 
 // utility functions for the noc traffic flows
 
-void NocTrafficFlows::finished_noc_traffic_flows_setup(void) {
+void NocTrafficFlows::finished_noc_traffic_flows_setup() {
     // all the traffic flows have been added, so indicate that the class has been constructed and cannot be modified anymore
     built_traffic_flows = true;
 
     // create the storage space for all the traffic flow routes
     int number_of_traffic_flows = noc_traffic_flows.size();
     traffic_flow_routes.resize(number_of_traffic_flows);
-
-    return;
 }
 
-void NocTrafficFlows::clear_traffic_flows(void) {
+void NocTrafficFlows::clear_traffic_flows() {
     // delete any information from internal datastructures
     noc_traffic_flows.clear();
     noc_traffic_flows_ids.clear();
@@ -119,8 +115,6 @@ void NocTrafficFlows::clear_traffic_flows(void) {
 
     // indicate that traffic flows need to be added again after clear
     built_traffic_flows = false;
-
-    return;
 }
 
 bool NocTrafficFlows::check_if_cluster_block_has_traffic_flows(ClusterBlockId block_id) const {
@@ -144,8 +138,6 @@ void NocTrafficFlows::add_traffic_flow_to_associated_routers(NocTrafficFlowId tr
         // there already is a vector associated of traffic flows for the current router, so add it
         router_traffic_flows->second.emplace_back(traffic_flow_id);
     }
-
-    return;
 }
 
 void NocTrafficFlows::echo_noc_traffic_flows(char* file_name) {
@@ -208,6 +200,4 @@ void NocTrafficFlows::echo_noc_traffic_flows(char* file_name) {
     }
 
     vtr::fclose(fp);
-
-    return;
 }
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diff --git a/vpr/src/noc/noc_traffic_flows.h b/vpr/src/noc/noc_traffic_flows.h
index dac054d4bef..7db9041a05d 100644
--- a/vpr/src/noc/noc_traffic_flows.h
+++ b/vpr/src/noc/noc_traffic_flows.h
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ class NocTrafficFlows {
      * @return int An integer that represents the number of unique traffic
      * flows within the NoC. 
      */
-    int get_number_of_traffic_flows(void) const;
+    int get_number_of_traffic_flows() const;
 
     /**
      * @brief Given a unique id of a traffic flow (t_noc_traffic_flow)
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class NocTrafficFlows {
      * @return int The total number of unique routers used in
      * the traffic flows provided by the user.
      */
-    int get_number_of_routers_used_in_traffic_flows(void);
+    int get_number_of_routers_used_in_traffic_flows();
 
     /**
      * @brief Gets the routed path of traffic flow. This cannot be
@@ -229,13 +229,13 @@ class NocTrafficFlows {
      * @return a vector ([0..num_logical_router-1]) where each entry gives the clusterBlockId
      * of a logical NoC router. Used for fast lookups in the placer.
      */
-    const std::vector<ClusterBlockId>& get_router_clusters_in_netlist(void) const;
+    const std::vector<ClusterBlockId>& get_router_clusters_in_netlist() const;
 
     /**
      * @return provides access to all traffic flows' ids to allow a range-based
      * loop through all traffic flows, used in noc_place_utils.cpp functions.
      */
-    const std::vector<NocTrafficFlowId>& get_all_traffic_flow_id(void) const;
+    const std::vector<NocTrafficFlowId>& get_all_traffic_flow_id() const;
 
     // setters
 
@@ -294,14 +294,14 @@ class NocTrafficFlows {
      * 
      */
 
-    void finished_noc_traffic_flows_setup(void);
+    void finished_noc_traffic_flows_setup();
 
     /**
      * @brief Resets the class by clearing internal
      * datastructures.
      * 
      */
-    void clear_traffic_flows(void);
+    void clear_traffic_flows();
 
     /**
      * @brief Given a block from the clustered netlist, determine
@@ -331,6 +331,20 @@ class NocTrafficFlows {
      * traffic flow information   
      */
     void echo_noc_traffic_flows(char* file_name);
+
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Defines the latency constraint of a traffic flow
+     * when not provided by the user.
+     *
+     * This value has to be significantly larger than latencies
+     * seen within the NoC so that the net effect in the placement
+     * cost is 0 (the latency constraint has no effect since there is none).
+     * Since the traffic flow latencies will be in nanoseconds,
+     * setting this value to 1 second which is significantly larger
+     * than what will be seen in the NoC.
+     */
+    static constexpr double DEFAULT_MAX_TRAFFIC_FLOW_LATENCY = 1.;
 };
 
 #endif
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diff --git a/vpr/src/noc/read_xml_noc_traffic_flows_file.cpp b/vpr/src/noc/read_xml_noc_traffic_flows_file.cpp
index 07bd53be7ce..3f12c02ed2d 100644
--- a/vpr/src/noc/read_xml_noc_traffic_flows_file.cpp
+++ b/vpr/src/noc/read_xml_noc_traffic_flows_file.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 void read_xml_noc_traffic_flows_file(const char* noc_flows_file) {
     // start by checking that the provided file is a ".flows" file
-    if (vtr::check_file_name_extension(noc_flows_file, ".flows") == false) {
+    if (!vtr::check_file_name_extension(noc_flows_file, ".flows")) {
         VPR_FATAL_ERROR(VPR_ERROR_OTHER, "NoC traffic flows file '%s' has an unknown extension. Expecting .flows for NoC traffic flow files.", noc_flows_file);
     }
 
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ void read_xml_noc_traffic_flows_file(const char* noc_flows_file) {
     if (getEchoEnabled() && isEchoFileEnabled(E_ECHO_NOC_TRAFFIC_FLOWS)) {
         noc_ctx.noc_traffic_flows_storage.echo_noc_traffic_flows(getEchoFileName(E_ECHO_NOC_TRAFFIC_FLOWS));
     }
-
-    return;
 }
 
 void process_single_flow(pugi::xml_node single_flow_tag,
@@ -125,8 +123,6 @@ void process_single_flow(pugi::xml_node single_flow_tag,
                                                       traffic_flow_bandwidth,
                                                       max_traffic_flow_latency,
                                                       traffic_flow_priority);
-
-    return;
 }
 
 double get_traffic_flow_bandwidth(pugi::xml_node single_flow_tag, const pugiutil::loc_data& loc_data) {
@@ -144,7 +140,7 @@ double get_traffic_flow_bandwidth(pugi::xml_node single_flow_tag, const pugiutil
 
 double get_max_traffic_flow_latency(pugi::xml_node single_flow_tag, const pugiutil::loc_data& loc_data) {
     // "set to large value, indicating no constraint
-    double max_traffic_flow_latency = DEFAULT_MAX_TRAFFIC_FLOW_LATENCY;
+    double max_traffic_flow_latency = NocTrafficFlows::DEFAULT_MAX_TRAFFIC_FLOW_LATENCY;
 
     // holds the latency value as a string so that it can be used to convert to a floating point value (this is done so that scientific notation is supported)
     std::string max_traffic_flow_latency_intermediate_val;
@@ -194,8 +190,6 @@ void verify_traffic_flow_router_modules(const std::string& source_router_name, c
         // Cannot have the source and sink routers have the same name (they need to be different). A flow cant go to a single router.
         vpr_throw(VPR_ERROR_OTHER, loc_data.filename_c_str(), loc_data.line(single_flow_tag), "Source and sink NoC routers cannot be the same modules.");
     }
-
-    return;
 }
 
 void verify_traffic_flow_properties(double traffic_flow_bandwidth, double max_traffic_flow_latency, int traffic_flow_priority, pugi::xml_node single_flow_tag, const pugiutil::loc_data& loc_data) {
@@ -213,8 +207,6 @@ void verify_traffic_flow_properties(double traffic_flow_bandwidth, double max_tr
     if (traffic_flow_priority <= 0) {
         vpr_throw(VPR_ERROR_OTHER, loc_data.filename_c_str(), loc_data.line(single_flow_tag), "The traffic flow priorities expected to be positive, non-zero integer values.");
     }
-
-    return;
 }
 
 ClusterBlockId get_router_module_cluster_id(const std::string& router_module_name,
@@ -254,8 +246,6 @@ void check_traffic_flow_router_module_type(const std::string& router_module_name
     if (!is_tile_compatible(noc_router_tile_type, router_module_logical_type)) {
         vpr_throw(VPR_ERROR_OTHER, loc_data.filename_c_str(), loc_data.line(single_flow_tag), "The supplied module name '%s' is not a NoC router.", router_module_name.c_str());
     }
-
-    return;
 }
 
 t_physical_tile_type_ptr get_physical_type_of_noc_router_tile(const DeviceContext& device_ctx, NocContext& noc_ctx) {
diff --git a/vpr/src/noc/read_xml_noc_traffic_flows_file.h b/vpr/src/noc/read_xml_noc_traffic_flows_file.h
index 55cecc38bc1..7abd685d82e 100644
--- a/vpr/src/noc/read_xml_noc_traffic_flows_file.h
+++ b/vpr/src/noc/read_xml_noc_traffic_flows_file.h
@@ -39,11 +39,6 @@
 // identifier when an integer conversion failed while reading an attribute value in an xml file
 constexpr int NUMERICAL_ATTRIBUTE_CONVERSION_FAILURE = -1;
 
-// defines the latency constraint of a traffic flow when not provided by the user
-// This value has to be significantly larger than latencies seen within the NoC so that the net effect in the placement cost is 0 (the latency constraint has no effect since there is none)
-// Since the traffic flow latencies will be in nanoseconds, setting this value to 1 second which is significantly larger that what will be seen in the NoC
-constexpr double DEFAULT_MAX_TRAFFIC_FLOW_LATENCY = 1.;
-
 // defines the priority of a traffic flow when not specified by a user
 constexpr int DEFAULT_TRAFFIC_FLOW_PRIORITY = 1;
 
diff --git a/vpr/src/noc/sat_routing.cpp b/vpr/src/noc/sat_routing.cpp
index fe8d1ae093a..dad1fe22251 100644
--- a/vpr/src/noc/sat_routing.cpp
+++ b/vpr/src/noc/sat_routing.cpp
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ static void create_flow_link_vars(orsat::CpModelBuilder& cp_model,
         const auto& traffic_flow = traffic_flow_storage.get_single_noc_traffic_flow(traffic_flow_id);
 
         // create an integer variable for each latency-constrained traffic flow
-        if (traffic_flow.max_traffic_flow_latency < 0.1) {
+        if (traffic_flow.max_traffic_flow_latency < NocTrafficFlows::DEFAULT_MAX_TRAFFIC_FLOW_LATENCY) {
             latency_overrun_vars[traffic_flow_id] = cp_model.NewIntVar(latency_overrun_domain);
         }
 
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ static int comp_max_number_of_traversed_links(NocTrafficFlowId traffic_flow_id)
 
     const double traffic_flow_latency_constraint = traffic_flow.max_traffic_flow_latency;
 
-    VTR_ASSERT(traffic_flow_latency_constraint < 0.1);
+    VTR_ASSERT(traffic_flow_latency_constraint < NocTrafficFlows::DEFAULT_MAX_TRAFFIC_FLOW_LATENCY);
 
     int n_max_links = std::floor((traffic_flow_latency_constraint - noc_router_latency) / (noc_link_latency + noc_router_latency));