diff --git a/src/homogenization.f90 b/src/homogenization.f90
index 2408462c9..195ede741 100644
--- a/src/homogenization.f90
+++ b/src/homogenization.f90
@@ -166,6 +166,11 @@ module homogenization
       real(pReal) :: mu
     end function homogenization_mu_phi
 
+    module function homogenization_K_phi(ce) result(K)
+      integer, intent(in) :: ce
+      real(pReal), dimension(3,3) :: K
+    end function homogenization_K_phi
+
     module function homogenization_f_phi(phi,ce) result(f)
       integer, intent(in) :: ce
       real(pReal), intent(in) :: phi
@@ -441,32 +446,6 @@ subroutine homogenization_restartRead(fileHandle)
 end subroutine homogenization_restartRead
 
 
-!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-!> @brief returns homogenized non local damage diffusion tensor in reference configuration
-!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-function homogenization_K_phi(ce)
-
-  integer, intent(in) :: ce
-  real(pReal), dimension(3,3) :: &
-    homogenization_K_phi
-  integer :: &
-    ho, &
-    co
-
-  ho  = material_homogenizationID(ce)
-  homogenization_K_phi = 0.0_pReal
-
-  do co = 1, homogenization_Nconstituents(ho)
-    homogenization_K_phi = homogenization_K_phi + &
-      crystallite_push33ToRef(co,ce,lattice_K_phi(1:3,1:3,material_phaseID(co,ce)))
-  enddo
-
-  homogenization_K_phi = &
-    num_damage%charLength**2*homogenization_K_phi/real(homogenization_Nconstituents(ho),pReal)
-
-end function homogenization_K_phi
-
-
 !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 !> @brief parses the homogenization part from the material configuration
 !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/homogenization_damage.f90 b/src/homogenization_damage.f90
index c7c82331b..79906b8f0 100644
--- a/src/homogenization_damage.f90
+++ b/src/homogenization_damage.f90
@@ -154,6 +154,21 @@ module subroutine homogenization_set_phi(phi,ce)
 end subroutine homogenization_set_phi
 
 
+!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+!> @brief returns homogenized non local damage diffusion tensor in reference configuration
+!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+module function homogenization_K_phi(ce) result(K)
+
+  integer, intent(in) :: ce
+  real(pReal), dimension(3,3) :: K
+
+
+  K = crystallite_push33ToRef(1,ce,lattice_K_phi(1:3,1:3,material_phaseID(1,ce))) \
+    * num_damage%charLength**2
+
+end function homogenization_K_phi
+
+
 !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 !> @brief writes results to HDF5 output file
 !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/homogenization_thermal.f90 b/src/homogenization_thermal.f90
index eb9f796ce..6e47d8854 100644
--- a/src/homogenization_thermal.f90
+++ b/src/homogenization_thermal.f90
@@ -229,7 +229,6 @@ module function homogenization_T(ce) result(T)
 end function homogenization_T
 
 
-
 !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 !> @brief return heat generation rate
 !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------