diff --git a/src/damage_nonlocal.f90 b/src/damage_nonlocal.f90
index 4423c1e3a..1ae327833 100644
--- a/src/damage_nonlocal.f90
+++ b/src/damage_nonlocal.f90
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ module damage_nonlocal
     real(pReal) :: &
     charLength                                                                                      !< characteristic length scale for gradient problems
   end type tNumerics
-    
+
   type(tparameters),             dimension(:), allocatable :: &
     param
   type(tNumerics), private :: &
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ module damage_nonlocal
     damage_nonlocal_init, &
     damage_nonlocal_getSourceAndItsTangent, &
     damage_nonlocal_getDiffusion, &
-    damage_nonlocal_getMobility, &
     damage_nonlocal_putNonLocalDamage, &
     damage_nonlocal_results
 
@@ -104,7 +103,7 @@ subroutine damage_nonlocal_getSourceAndItsTangent(phiDot, dPhiDot_dPhi, phi, ip,
 
   phiDot = 0.0_pReal
   dPhiDot_dPhi = 0.0_pReal
- 
+
   call constitutive_damage_getRateAndItsTangents(phiDot, dPhiDot_dPhi, phi, ip, el)
   phiDot = phiDot/real(homogenization_Nconstituents(material_homogenizationAt(el)),pReal)
   dPhiDot_dPhi = dPhiDot_dPhi/real(homogenization_Nconstituents(material_homogenizationAt(el)),pReal)
@@ -139,29 +138,6 @@ function damage_nonlocal_getDiffusion(ip,el)
 end function damage_nonlocal_getDiffusion
 
 
-!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-!> @brief Returns homogenized nonlocal damage mobility
-!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-real(pReal) function damage_nonlocal_getMobility(ip,el)
-
-  integer, intent(in) :: &
-    ip, &                                                                                           !< integration point number
-    el                                                                                              !< element number
-  integer :: &
-    co
-
-  damage_nonlocal_getMobility = 0.0_pReal
-
-  do co = 1, homogenization_Nconstituents(material_homogenizationAt(el))
-    damage_nonlocal_getMobility = damage_nonlocal_getMobility + lattice_M(material_phaseAt(co,el))
-  enddo
-
-  damage_nonlocal_getMobility = damage_nonlocal_getMobility/&
-                                real(homogenization_Nconstituents(material_homogenizationAt(el)),pReal)
-
-end function damage_nonlocal_getMobility
-
-
 !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 !> @brief updated nonlocal damage field with solution from damage phase field PDE
 !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/homogenization.f90 b/src/homogenization.f90
index 048bf46df..816da4fa6 100644
--- a/src/homogenization.f90
+++ b/src/homogenization.f90
@@ -145,6 +145,15 @@ module homogenization
       real(pReal), intent(out) :: Tdot
     end subroutine thermal_conduction_getSource
 
+   module function damage_nonlocal_getMobility(ip,el) result(M)
+    integer, intent(in) :: &
+      ip, &                                                                                           !< integration point number
+      el                                                                                              !< element number
+    integer :: &
+      co
+    real(pReal) :: M
+    end function damage_nonlocal_getMobility
+
   end interface
 
   public ::  &
@@ -154,6 +163,7 @@ module homogenization
     thermal_conduction_getConductivity, &
     thermal_conduction_getMassDensity, &
     thermal_conduction_getSource, &
+    damage_nonlocal_getMobility, &
     homogenization_thermal_setfield, &
     homogenization_thermal_T, &
     homogenization_forward, &
diff --git a/src/homogenization_damage.f90 b/src/homogenization_damage.f90
index ad029cce8..3a6758914 100644
--- a/src/homogenization_damage.f90
+++ b/src/homogenization_damage.f90
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 submodule(homogenization) homogenization_damage
 
+  use lattice
+
   type :: tDataContainer
     real(pReal), dimension(:), allocatable :: phi
   end type tDataContainer
@@ -78,4 +80,28 @@ module subroutine damage_partition(ce)
 end subroutine damage_partition
 
 
+
+!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+!> @brief Returns homogenized nonlocal damage mobility
+!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+module function damage_nonlocal_getMobility(ip,el) result(M)
+
+  integer, intent(in) :: &
+    ip, &                                                                                           !< integration point number
+    el                                                                                              !< element number
+  integer :: &
+    co
+  real(pReal) :: M
+
+  M = 0.0_pReal
+
+  do co = 1, homogenization_Nconstituents(material_homogenizationAt(el))
+    M = M + lattice_M(material_phaseAt(co,el))
+  enddo
+
+  M = M/real(homogenization_Nconstituents(material_homogenizationAt(el)),pReal)
+
+end function damage_nonlocal_getMobility
+
+
 end submodule homogenization_damage