diff --git a/src/dynamics/mpas/driver/dyn_mpas_subdriver.F90 b/src/dynamics/mpas/driver/dyn_mpas_subdriver.F90
index ba500d12..b10f535c 100644
--- a/src/dynamics/mpas/driver/dyn_mpas_subdriver.F90
+++ b/src/dynamics/mpas/driver/dyn_mpas_subdriver.F90
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ module dyn_mpas_subdriver
     implicit none
 
     private
-    public :: mpas_dynamical_core_type, mpas_dynamical_core
+    public :: mpas_dynamical_core_type
 
     abstract interface
         ! This interface is compatible with `endrun` from CAM-SIMA.
@@ -59,9 +59,6 @@ end subroutine model_error_if
         procedure, pass, public :: read_namelist => dyn_mpas_read_namelist
         procedure, pass, public :: init_phase2 => dyn_mpas_init_phase2
     end type mpas_dynamical_core_type
-
-    !> The "instance/object" of MPAS dynamical core.
-    type(mpas_dynamical_core_type) :: mpas_dynamical_core
 contains
     !> Print a debug message with optionally the value(s) of a variable.
     !> If `printer` is not supplied, the MPI master rank will print. Otherwise, the designated MPI rank will print instead.
diff --git a/src/dynamics/mpas/dyn_comp.F90 b/src/dynamics/mpas/dyn_comp.F90
index 47c9f1a3..3895697d 100644
--- a/src/dynamics/mpas/dyn_comp.F90
+++ b/src/dynamics/mpas/dyn_comp.F90
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module dyn_comp
-    use dyn_mpas_subdriver, only: mpas_dynamical_core
+    use dyn_mpas_subdriver, only: mpas_dynamical_core_type
 
     ! Modules from CAM.
     use cam_abortutils, only: endrun
@@ -28,12 +28,16 @@ module dyn_comp
     public :: dyn_init
     ! public :: dyn_run
     ! public :: dyn_final
+    public :: mpas_dynamical_core
 
-    type dyn_import_t
+    type :: dyn_import_t
     end type dyn_import_t
 
-    type dyn_export_t
+    type :: dyn_export_t
     end type dyn_export_t
+
+    !> The "instance/object" of MPAS dynamical core.
+    type(mpas_dynamical_core_type) :: mpas_dynamical_core
 contains
     !> Read MPAS namelist from supplied path.
     !> Additionally, perform early initialization of MPAS dynamical core.