diff --git a/src/mca/ns/base/ns_base_open.c b/src/mca/ns/base/ns_base_open.c
index 3b078aa664..0396ba9549 100644
--- a/src/mca/ns/base/ns_base_open.c
+++ b/src/mca/ns/base/ns_base_open.c
@@ -17,6 +17,29 @@
 
 #include "mca/ns/base/static-modules.h"
 
+/*
+ * globals
+ */
+
+/* constructor - used to initialize state of name instance */
+static void ompi_name_construct(ompi_process_name_t* name)
+{
+    name->cellid = 0;
+    name->jobid = 0;
+    name->vpid = 0;
+}
+
+/* destructor - used to free any resources held by instance */
+static void ompi_name_destructor(ompi_process_name_t* name)
+{
+}
+
+OBJ_CLASS_INSTANCE(
+		   ompi_process_name_t,   /* type name */
+		   ompi_object_t,         /* parent "class" name */
+		   ompi_name_construct,   /* constructor */
+		   ompi_name_destructor);  /* destructor */
+
 
 /*
  * Global variables
diff --git a/src/mca/ns/replica/src/ns_replica.c b/src/mca/ns/replica/src/ns_replica.c
index c8b1787759..0c6a9ed187 100644
--- a/src/mca/ns/replica/src/ns_replica.c
+++ b/src/mca/ns/replica/src/ns_replica.c
@@ -13,24 +13,6 @@
 /**
  * globals
  */
-/* constructor - used to initialize state of name instance */
-static void ompi_name_construct(ompi_process_name_t* name)
-{
-    name->cellid = 0;
-    name->jobid = 0;
-    name->vpid = 0;
-}
-
-/* destructor - used to free any resources held by instance */
-static void ompi_name_destructor(ompi_process_name_t* name)
-{
-}
-
-OBJ_CLASS_INSTANCE(
-		   ompi_process_name_t,   /* type name */
-		   ompi_object_t,         /* parent "class" name */
-		   ompi_name_construct,   /* constructor */
-		   ompi_name_destructor);  /* destructor */
 
 /*
  * functions