diff --git a/src/plastic_disloUCLA.f90 b/src/plastic_disloUCLA.f90
index 88aa27432..ccb37be48 100644
--- a/src/plastic_disloUCLA.f90
+++ b/src/plastic_disloUCLA.f90
@@ -121,15 +121,7 @@ subroutine plastic_disloUCLA_init()
     math_expand
   use IO, only: &
     IO_error
-  use material, only: &
-    phase_plasticity, &
-    phase_plasticityInstance, &
-    phase_Noutput, &
-    material_allocatePlasticState, &
-    PLASTICITY_DISLOUCLA_label, &
-    PLASTICITY_DISLOUCLA_ID, &
-    material_phase, &
-    plasticState
+  use material
   use config, only: &
     config_phase
   use lattice
diff --git a/src/plastic_dislotwin.f90 b/src/plastic_dislotwin.f90
index cb13265b4..ed6638c4f 100644
--- a/src/plastic_dislotwin.f90
+++ b/src/plastic_dislotwin.f90
@@ -185,15 +185,7 @@ subroutine plastic_dislotwin_init
    PI
  use IO, only: &
    IO_error
- use material, only: &
-   phase_plasticity, &
-   phase_plasticityInstance, &
-   phase_Noutput, &
-   material_allocatePlasticState, &
-   PLASTICITY_DISLOTWIN_label, &
-   PLASTICITY_DISLOTWIN_ID, &
-   material_phase, &  
-   plasticState
+ use material
  use config, only: &
    config_phase
  use lattice
diff --git a/src/plastic_isotropic.f90 b/src/plastic_isotropic.f90
index 05a31ab75..45bc136db 100644
--- a/src/plastic_isotropic.f90
+++ b/src/plastic_isotropic.f90
@@ -91,18 +91,7 @@ subroutine plastic_isotropic_init
     debug_levelBasic
   use IO, only: &
     IO_error
-  use material, only: &
-#ifdef DEBUG
-    phasememberAt, &
-#endif
-    phase_plasticity, &
-    phase_plasticityInstance, &
-    phase_Noutput, &
-    material_allocatePlasticState, &
-    PLASTICITY_ISOTROPIC_label, &
-    PLASTICITY_ISOTROPIC_ID, &
-    material_phase, &
-    plasticState
+  use material
   use config, only: &
     config_phase
   use lattice
diff --git a/src/plastic_kinematichardening.f90 b/src/plastic_kinematichardening.f90
index 0a4a6b3bc..6890c7006 100644
--- a/src/plastic_kinematichardening.f90
+++ b/src/plastic_kinematichardening.f90
@@ -112,18 +112,7 @@ subroutine plastic_kinehardening_init
    math_expand
  use IO, only: &
    IO_error
- use material, only: &
-#ifdef DEBUG
-   phasememberAt, &
-#endif
-   phase_plasticity, &
-   phase_plasticityInstance, &
-   phase_Noutput, &
-   material_allocatePlasticState, &
-   PLASTICITY_kinehardening_label, &
-   PLASTICITY_kinehardening_ID, &
-   material_phase, &
-   plasticState
+ use material
  use config, only: &
    config_phase
  use lattice
diff --git a/src/plastic_none.f90 b/src/plastic_none.f90
index f8a64b55b..fb19a9968 100644
--- a/src/plastic_none.f90
+++ b/src/plastic_none.f90
@@ -23,13 +23,7 @@ subroutine plastic_none_init
    debug_level, &
    debug_constitutive, &
    debug_levelBasic
- use material, only: &
-   phase_plasticity, &
-   material_allocatePlasticState, &
-   PLASTICITY_NONE_label, &
-   PLASTICITY_NONE_ID, &
-   material_phase, &
-   plasticState
+ use material
 
  implicit none
  integer :: &
diff --git a/src/plastic_nonlocal.f90 b/src/plastic_nonlocal.f90
index f5f48ed11..19f6b38cc 100644
--- a/src/plastic_nonlocal.f90
+++ b/src/plastic_nonlocal.f90
@@ -248,15 +248,7 @@ subroutine plastic_nonlocal_init
     debug_levelBasic
   use mesh, only: &
     theMesh
-  use material, only: &
-    phase_plasticity, &
-    phase_plasticityInstance, &
-    phase_Noutput, &
-    PLASTICITY_NONLOCAL_label, &
-    PLASTICITY_NONLOCAL_ID, &
-    plasticState, &
-    material_phase, &
-    material_allocatePlasticState
+  use material
   use config
   use lattice
 
diff --git a/src/plastic_phenopowerlaw.f90 b/src/plastic_phenopowerlaw.f90
index 4124856d1..8e7ee82d0 100644
--- a/src/plastic_phenopowerlaw.f90
+++ b/src/plastic_phenopowerlaw.f90
@@ -116,15 +116,7 @@ subroutine plastic_phenopowerlaw_init
    math_expand
  use IO, only: &
    IO_error
- use material, only: &
-   phase_plasticity, &
-   phase_plasticityInstance, &
-   phase_Noutput, &
-   material_allocatePlasticState, &
-   PLASTICITY_PHENOPOWERLAW_LABEL, &
-   PLASTICITY_PHENOPOWERLAW_ID, &
-   material_phase, &
-   plasticState
+ use material
  use config, only: &
    config_phase
  use lattice