diff --git a/src/Marc/DAMASK_Marc.f90 b/src/Marc/DAMASK_Marc.f90
index b1d9d91ba..69ee7091c 100644
--- a/src/Marc/DAMASK_Marc.f90
+++ b/src/Marc/DAMASK_Marc.f90
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ end module DAMASK_interface
 #include "../phase_mechanical_plastic_dislotungsten.f90"
 #include "../phase_mechanical_plastic_nonlocal.f90"
 #include "../phase_mechanical_eigen.f90"
-#include "../phase_mechanical_eigen_cleavageopening.f90"
 #include "../phase_mechanical_eigen_thermalexpansion.f90"
 #include "../phase_thermal.f90"
 #include "../phase_thermal_source_dissipation.f90"
diff --git a/src/phase_damage.f90 b/src/phase_damage.f90
index 729309b82..f3afaec99 100644
--- a/src/phase_damage.f90
+++ b/src/phase_damage.f90
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ submodule(phase) damage
   integer :: phase_damage_maxSizeDotState
 
 
-  type :: tDataContainer
+  type :: tFieldQuantities
     real(pREAL), dimension(:), allocatable :: phi
-  end type tDataContainer
+  end type tFieldQuantities
 
   integer(kind(DAMAGE_UNDEFINED_ID)),     dimension(:), allocatable :: &
     phase_damage                                                                                    !< active sources mechanisms of each phase
 
-  type(tDataContainer), dimension(:), allocatable :: current
+  type(tFieldQuantities), dimension(:), allocatable :: current
 
   type(tDamageParameters), dimension(:), allocatable :: param
 
diff --git a/src/phase_mechanical_eigen.f90 b/src/phase_mechanical_eigen.f90
index ec1bcfbbc..7b965bf23 100644
--- a/src/phase_mechanical_eigen.f90
+++ b/src/phase_mechanical_eigen.f90
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ module subroutine eigen_init(phases)
 
   allocate(model_damage(phases%length),  source = EIGEN_UNDEFINED_ID)
 
-  where(damage_anisobrittle_init())  model_damage = EIGEN_cleavage_opening_ID
+  where(kinematics_active2('anisobrittle'))  model_damage = EIGEN_cleavage_opening_ID
 
 
 end subroutine eigen_init
@@ -191,13 +191,13 @@ module subroutine phase_LiAndItsTangents(Li, dLi_dS, dLi_dFi, &
     end select kinematicsType
   end do KinematicsLoop
 
-  select case (model_damage(ph))
+  damageType: select case (model_damage(ph))
     case (EIGEN_cleavage_opening_ID)
       call damage_anisobrittle_LiAndItsTangent(my_Li, my_dLi_dS, S, ph, en)
       Li = Li + my_Li
       dLi_dS = dLi_dS + my_dLi_dS
       active = .true.
-  end select
+  end select damageType
 
   if (.not. active) return
 
diff --git a/src/phase_mechanical_eigen_cleavageopening.f90 b/src/phase_mechanical_eigen_cleavageopening.f90
deleted file mode 100644
index 780ed22b2..000000000
--- a/src/phase_mechanical_eigen_cleavageopening.f90
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-!> @author Luv Sharma, Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH
-!> @author Pratheek Shanthraj, Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH
-!> @brief material subroutine incorporating kinematics resulting from opening of cleavage planes
-!> @details to be done
-!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-submodule(phase:eigen) cleavageopening
-
-contains
-
-
-!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-!> @brief module initialization
-!> @details reads in material parameters, allocates arrays, and does sanity checks
-!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-module function damage_anisobrittle_init() result(myKinematics)
-
-  logical, dimension(:), allocatable :: myKinematics
-
-
-  myKinematics = kinematics_active2('anisobrittle')
-  if (count(myKinematics) == 0) return
-
-  print'(/,1x,a)', '<<<+-  phase:mechanical:eigen:cleavageopening init  -+>>>'
-  print'(/,a,i2)', ' # phases: ',count(myKinematics); flush(IO_STDOUT)
-
-end function damage_anisobrittle_init
-
-
-end submodule cleavageopening