diff --git a/infer/src/IR/JavaClassName.ml b/infer/src/IR/JavaClassName.ml
index 8735750c4..088c7100e 100644
--- a/infer/src/IR/JavaClassName.ml
+++ b/infer/src/IR/JavaClassName.ml
@@ -43,3 +43,7 @@ let classname {classname} = classname
 let is_external_via_config t =
   let package = package t in
   Option.exists ~f:Config.java_package_is_external package
+
+
+let pp_with_verbosity ~verbose fmt t =
+  if verbose then pp fmt t else F.pp_print_string fmt (classname t)
diff --git a/infer/src/IR/JavaClassName.mli b/infer/src/IR/JavaClassName.mli
index f768ce8af..a096c948a 100644
--- a/infer/src/IR/JavaClassName.mli
+++ b/infer/src/IR/JavaClassName.mli
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ val to_string : t -> string
 
 val pp : Format.formatter -> t -> unit
 
+val pp_with_verbosity : verbose:bool -> Format.formatter -> t -> unit
+(** if [verbose] then print package if present, otherwise only print class *)
+
 val package : t -> string option
 
 val classname : t -> string
diff --git a/infer/src/IR/JavaSplitName.ml b/infer/src/IR/JavaSplitName.ml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b6d28df62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infer/src/IR/JavaSplitName.ml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+(*
+ * Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *)
+
+open! IStd
+module F = Format
+
+type t = {package: string option; type_name: string} [@@deriving compare, equal]
+
+let make ?package type_name = {type_name; package}
+
+(** Given a package.class_name string, it looks for the latest dot and split the string in two
+    (package, class_name) *)
+let of_string package_classname =
+  match String.rsplit2 package_classname ~on:'.' with
+  | Some (package, type_name) ->
+      {type_name; package= Some package}
+  | None ->
+      {type_name= package_classname; package= None}
+
+
+let package {package} = package
+
+let type_name {type_name} = type_name
+
+let java_lang_object = make ~package:"java.lang" "Object"
+
+let java_lang_string = make ~package:"java.lang" "String"
+
+let void = make "void"
+
+let pp_type_verbosity ~verbose fmt = function
+  | {package= Some package; type_name} when verbose ->
+      F.fprintf fmt "%s.%s" package type_name
+  | {type_name} ->
+      F.pp_print_string fmt type_name
diff --git a/infer/src/IR/JavaSplitName.mli b/infer/src/IR/JavaSplitName.mli
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..505889e42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infer/src/IR/JavaSplitName.mli
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+(*
+ * Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *)
+
+open! IStd
+module F = Format
+
+(** Module for representing a Java type. *)
+
+type t [@@deriving compare, equal]
+
+val make : ?package:string -> string -> t
+
+val of_string : string -> t
+(** Given a package.type_name string, it looks for the latest dot and splits the string in two
+    (package, rest-of-type-name). If there is no dot symbol, assumes the whole string is a type
+    name. NB the RHS is not just a classname, eg it can be an array type. *)
+
+val java_lang_object : t
+(** [java.lang.Object] type *)
+
+val java_lang_string : t
+(** [java.lang.String] type *)
+
+val void : t
+(** Java [void] type *)
+
+val package : t -> string option
+
+val type_name : t -> string
+
+val pp_type_verbosity : verbose:bool -> F.formatter -> t -> unit
diff --git a/infer/src/IR/Procname.ml b/infer/src/IR/Procname.ml
index f97dab69c..d6818a6c9 100644
--- a/infer/src/IR/Procname.ml
+++ b/infer/src/IR/Procname.ml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 open! IStd
 module Hashtbl = Caml.Hashtbl
 module F = Format
+module L = Logging
 
 (** Level of verbosity of some to_string functions. *)
 type detail_level = Verbose | Non_verbose | Simple [@@deriving compare, equal]
@@ -22,9 +23,9 @@ module Java = struct
   [@@deriving compare]
 
   (* TODO: use Mangled.t here *)
-  type java_type = Typ.Name.Java.Split.t [@@deriving compare, equal]
+  type java_type = JavaSplitName.t [@@deriving compare, equal]
 
-  let java_void = Typ.Name.Java.Split.make "void"
+  let java_void = JavaSplitName.void
 
   (** Type of java procedure names. *)
   type t =
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ module Java = struct
 
 
   let pp_type_verbosity verbosity fmt java_type =
-    Typ.Name.Java.Split.pp_type_verbosity ~verbose:(is_verbose verbosity) fmt java_type
+    JavaSplitName.pp_type_verbosity ~verbose:(is_verbose verbosity) fmt java_type
 
 
   (** Given a list of types, it creates a unique string of types separated by commas *)
@@ -56,8 +57,6 @@ module Java = struct
         pp_param_list verbosity fmt rest
 
 
-  let java_type_of_name class_name = Typ.Name.Java.Split.of_string (Typ.Name.name class_name)
-
   (** It is the same as java_type_to_string_verbosity, but Java return types are optional because of
       constructors without type *)
   let pp_return_type verbosity fmt j =
@@ -68,9 +67,17 @@ module Java = struct
 
   let get_class_type_name j = j.class_name
 
-  let get_simple_class_name j = Typ.Name.Java.Split.(j |> get_class_name |> of_string |> type_name)
+  let get_java_class_name_exn j =
+    match j.class_name with
+    | Typ.JavaClass java_class_name ->
+        java_class_name
+    | _ ->
+        L.die InternalError "Asked for java class name but got something else"
+
 
-  let get_package j = Typ.Name.Java.Split.(j |> get_class_name |> of_string |> package)
+  let get_simple_class_name j = JavaClassName.classname (get_java_class_name_exn j)
+
+  let get_package j = JavaClassName.package (get_java_class_name_exn j)
 
   let get_method j = j.method_name
 
@@ -84,14 +91,15 @@ module Java = struct
 
   (** Prints a string of a java procname with the given level of verbosity *)
   let pp ?(withclass = false) verbosity fmt j =
+    let pp_class_name verbosity fmt j =
+      JavaClassName.pp_with_verbosity ~verbose:(is_verbose verbosity) fmt
+        (get_java_class_name_exn j)
+    in
     match verbosity with
     | Verbose | Non_verbose ->
         (* if verbose, then package.class.method(params): rtype,
            else rtype package.class.method(params)
            verbose is used for example to create unique filenames, non_verbose to create reports *)
-        let pp_class_name verbosity fmt j =
-          pp_type_verbosity verbosity fmt (Typ.Name.Java.split_typename j.class_name)
-        in
         let separator =
           match (j.return_type, verbosity) with None, _ -> "" | Some _, Verbose -> ":" | _ -> " "
         in
@@ -104,9 +112,7 @@ module Java = struct
     | Simple ->
         (* methodname(...) or without ... if there are no parameters *)
         let pp_class_prefix ~withclass verbosity fmt j =
-          if withclass then
-            F.fprintf fmt "%a." (pp_type_verbosity verbosity)
-              (Typ.Name.Java.split_typename j.class_name)
+          if withclass then F.fprintf fmt "%a." (pp_class_name verbosity) j
         in
         let params = match j.parameters with [] -> "" | _ -> "..." in
         let pp_method_name ~withclass verbosity fmt j =
@@ -197,7 +203,7 @@ module Java = struct
     (* FIXME this looks wrong due to the dot in the type name *)
     List.last parameters
     |> Option.exists ~f:(fun java_type ->
-           String.equal "java.lang.Object[]" (Typ.Name.Java.Split.type_name java_type) )
+           String.equal "java.lang.Object[]" (JavaSplitName.type_name java_type) )
 
 
   let is_external java_pname =
@@ -715,7 +721,7 @@ let rec replace_parameters new_parameters procname =
 let parameter_of_name procname class_name =
   match procname with
   | Java _ ->
-      Parameter.JavaParameter (Java.java_type_of_name class_name)
+      Parameter.JavaParameter (JavaSplitName.of_string (Typ.Name.name class_name))
   | _ ->
       Parameter.ClangParameter (Parameter.clang_param_of_name class_name)
 
diff --git a/infer/src/IR/Procname.mli b/infer/src/IR/Procname.mli
index 883c244c0..ec933fc7f 100644
--- a/infer/src/IR/Procname.mli
+++ b/infer/src/IR/Procname.mli
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ module Java : sig
 
   type t [@@deriving compare]
 
-  type java_type = Typ.Name.Java.Split.t [@@deriving compare, equal]
+  type java_type = JavaSplitName.t [@@deriving compare, equal]
 
   val constructor_method_name : string
 
diff --git a/infer/src/IR/Typ.ml b/infer/src/IR/Typ.ml
index 07842fb0c..1410f35f9 100644
--- a/infer/src/IR/Typ.ml
+++ b/infer/src/IR/Typ.ml
@@ -451,47 +451,6 @@ module Name = struct
   end
 
   module Java = struct
-    module Split = struct
-      (** e.g. {type_name="int"; package=None} for primitive types
-      * or {type_name="PrintWriter"; package=Some "java.io"} for objects.
-      *)
-      type t = {package: string option; type_name: string} [@@deriving compare, equal]
-
-      let make ?package type_name = {type_name; package}
-
-      (** Given a package.class_name string, it looks for the latest dot and split the string
-                in two (package, class_name) *)
-      let of_string package_classname =
-        match String.rsplit2 package_classname ~on:'.' with
-        | Some (package, type_name) ->
-            {type_name; package= Some package}
-        | None ->
-            {type_name= package_classname; package= None}
-
-
-      let of_java_class_name java_class_name =
-        let package = JavaClassName.package java_class_name in
-        let type_name = JavaClassName.classname java_class_name in
-        make ?package type_name
-
-
-      let package {package} = package
-
-      let type_name {type_name} = type_name
-
-      let java_lang_object = make ~package:"java.lang" "Object"
-
-      let java_lang_string = make ~package:"java.lang" "String"
-
-      let void = make "void"
-
-      let pp_type_verbosity ~verbose fmt = function
-        | {package= Some package; type_name} when verbose ->
-            F.fprintf fmt "%s.%s" package type_name
-        | {type_name} ->
-            F.pp_print_string fmt type_name
-    end
-
     let from_string name_str = JavaClass (JavaClassName.from_string name_str)
 
     let is_class = function JavaClass _ -> true | _ -> false
@@ -514,8 +473,6 @@ module Name = struct
           L.die InternalError "Tried to split a non-java class name into a java split type@."
 
 
-    let split_typename typename = Split.of_java_class_name (get_java_class_name_exn typename)
-
     let is_anonymous_inner_class_name class_name =
       let java_class_name = get_java_class_name_exn class_name in
       let class_name_no_package = JavaClassName.classname java_class_name in
diff --git a/infer/src/IR/Typ.mli b/infer/src/IR/Typ.mli
index 7e2931914..abdaaea31 100644
--- a/infer/src/IR/Typ.mli
+++ b/infer/src/IR/Typ.mli
@@ -219,26 +219,6 @@ module Name : sig
   end
 
   module Java : sig
-    module Split : sig
-      type t [@@deriving compare, equal]
-
-      val make : ?package:string -> string -> t
-
-      val of_string : string -> t
-
-      val java_lang_object : t
-
-      val java_lang_string : t
-
-      val void : t
-
-      val package : t -> string option
-
-      val type_name : t -> string
-
-      val pp_type_verbosity : verbose:bool -> F.formatter -> t -> unit
-    end
-
     val from_string : string -> t
     (** Create a typename from a Java classname in the form "package.class" *)
 
@@ -250,8 +230,6 @@ module Name : sig
 
     val is_anonymous_inner_class_name : t -> bool
 
-    val split_typename : t -> Split.t
-
     val java_lang_object : t
 
     val java_io_serializable : t
diff --git a/infer/src/absint/PatternMatch.ml b/infer/src/absint/PatternMatch.ml
index 3d7944ce5..84e76dac8 100644
--- a/infer/src/absint/PatternMatch.ml
+++ b/infer/src/absint/PatternMatch.ml
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ let rec find_superclasses_with_attributes check tenv tname =
 let is_override_of_java_lang_object_equals curr_pname =
   let is_only_param_of_object_type = function
     | [Procname.Parameter.JavaParameter param_type]
-      when Typ.Name.Java.Split.equal param_type Typ.Name.Java.Split.java_lang_object ->
+      when JavaSplitName.equal param_type JavaSplitName.java_lang_object ->
         true
     | _ ->
         false
diff --git a/infer/src/biabduction/SymExec.ml b/infer/src/biabduction/SymExec.ml
index 8a9f455b2..494032779 100644
--- a/infer/src/biabduction/SymExec.ml
+++ b/infer/src/biabduction/SymExec.ml
@@ -736,9 +736,7 @@ let call_constructor_url_update_args pname actual_params =
     Procname.Java
       (Procname.Java.make
          (Typ.Name.Java.from_string "java.net.URL")
-         None "<init>"
-         [Typ.Name.Java.Split.java_lang_string]
-         Procname.Java.Non_Static)
+         None "<init>" [JavaSplitName.java_lang_string] Procname.Java.Non_Static)
   in
   if Procname.equal url_pname pname then
     match actual_params with
diff --git a/infer/src/java/JProcname.ml b/infer/src/java/JProcname.ml
index 06e2c060e..62a9e3bda 100644
--- a/infer/src/java/JProcname.ml
+++ b/infer/src/java/JProcname.ml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ module JNI = struct
 
 
   let rec to_java_type jni =
-    let make = Typ.Name.Java.Split.make in
+    let make = JavaSplitName.make in
     match jni with
     | Boolean ->
         make "bool"
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ module JNI = struct
         make ~package:pkg cl
     | Array typ ->
         let java_type = to_java_type typ in
-        let typ_str = Typ.Name.Java.Split.type_name java_type in
-        make ?package:(Typ.Name.Java.Split.package java_type) (Printf.sprintf "%s[]" typ_str)
+        let typ_str = JavaSplitName.type_name java_type in
+        make ?package:(JavaSplitName.package java_type) (Printf.sprintf "%s[]" typ_str)
     | Method _ ->
         L.(die UserError "Cannot express a method as a Procname.Java.java_type")
 
diff --git a/infer/src/java/jTransType.ml b/infer/src/java/jTransType.ml
index a3d928ee7..ec886fdb0 100644
--- a/infer/src/java/jTransType.ml
+++ b/infer/src/java/jTransType.ml
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ let rec string_of_type vt =
 let package_to_string = function [] -> None | p -> Some (String.concat ~sep:"." p)
 
 let cn_to_java_type cn =
-  Typ.Name.Java.Split.make
+  JavaSplitName.make
     ?package:(package_to_string (JBasics.cn_package cn))
     (JBasics.cn_simple_name cn)
 
@@ -160,11 +160,11 @@ let cn_to_java_type cn =
 let vt_to_java_type vt =
   match vt with
   | JBasics.TBasic bt ->
-      Typ.Name.Java.Split.make (string_of_basic_type bt)
+      JavaSplitName.make (string_of_basic_type bt)
   | JBasics.TObject ot -> (
     match ot with
     | JBasics.TArray vt ->
-        Typ.Name.Java.Split.make (string_of_type vt ^ "[]")
+        JavaSplitName.make (string_of_type vt ^ "[]")
     | JBasics.TClass cn ->
         cn_to_java_type cn )
 
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ let method_signature_names ms =
     | None when String.equal method_name JConfig.constructor_name ->
         None
     | None ->
-        Some (Typ.Name.Java.Split.make JConfig.void)
+        Some (JavaSplitName.make JConfig.void)
     | Some vt ->
         Some (vt_to_java_type vt)
   in
diff --git a/infer/src/nullsafe/ThirdPartyMethod.ml b/infer/src/nullsafe/ThirdPartyMethod.ml
index f2c993ce7..4b03f2d79 100644
--- a/infer/src/nullsafe/ThirdPartyMethod.ml
+++ b/infer/src/nullsafe/ThirdPartyMethod.ml
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ let string_of_parsing_error = function
 let pp_unique_repr fmt signature = Sexp.pp fmt (sexp_of_unique_repr signature)
 
 let java_type_to_string java_type =
-  let package = Typ.Name.Java.Split.package java_type in
-  let type_name = Typ.Name.Java.Split.type_name java_type in
+  let package = JavaSplitName.package java_type in
+  let type_name = JavaSplitName.type_name java_type in
   match package with
   | None ->
       (* Primitive type *)
diff --git a/infer/src/nullsafe/typeCheck.ml b/infer/src/nullsafe/typeCheck.ml
index 194b03419..af81959b7 100644
--- a/infer/src/nullsafe/typeCheck.ml
+++ b/infer/src/nullsafe/typeCheck.ml
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ let do_map_put call_params callee_pname tenv loc node curr_pname curr_pdesc call
     instr_ref ~nullsafe_mode find_canonical_duplicate typestate' =
   (* Get the proc name for map.get() from map.put() *)
   let pname_get_from_pname_put pname_put =
-    let object_t = Typ.Name.Java.Split.java_lang_object in
+    let object_t = JavaSplitName.java_lang_object in
     let parameters = [object_t] in
     pname_put
     |> Procname.Java.replace_method_name "get"
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ let rec check_condition_for_sil_prune tenv idenv calls_this find_canonical_dupli
           (DExp.Dretcall
             (DExp.Dconst (Const.Cfun (Procname.Java pname_java)), args, loc, call_flags)) ->
           let pname_java' =
-            let object_t = Typ.Name.Java.Split.java_lang_object in
+            let object_t = JavaSplitName.java_lang_object in
             pname_java
             |> Procname.Java.replace_method_name "get"
             |> Procname.Java.replace_return_type object_t
diff --git a/infer/src/topl/ToplUtils.ml b/infer/src/topl/ToplUtils.ml
index 67f3b5d0f..7e6c9a16e 100644
--- a/infer/src/topl/ToplUtils.ml
+++ b/infer/src/topl/ToplUtils.ml
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ let topl_class_typ = Typ.mk (Tstruct topl_class_name)
 
 let topl_call ret_id (ret_typ : Typ.desc) loc name arg_ts : Sil.instr =
   let e_fun =
-    let ret_typ = Some Typ.Name.Java.Split.void in
-    let args_typ = List.map arg_ts ~f:(fun _ -> Typ.Name.Java.Split.java_lang_object) in
+    let ret_typ = Some JavaSplitName.void in
+    let args_typ = List.map arg_ts ~f:(fun _ -> JavaSplitName.java_lang_object) in
     Exp.Const
       (Const.Cfun
          (Procname.Java
diff --git a/infer/src/unit/JavaProfilerSamplesTest.ml b/infer/src/unit/JavaProfilerSamplesTest.ml
index 20472475b..47e90fd1c 100644
--- a/infer/src/unit/JavaProfilerSamplesTest.ml
+++ b/infer/src/unit/JavaProfilerSamplesTest.ml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ open! IStd
 open OUnit2
 module T = JProcname.JNI.VISIBLE_FOR_TESTING_DO_NOT_USE_DIRECTLY
 
-let mk_split (pkg, typ) = Typ.Name.Java.Split.make ?package:pkg typ
+let mk_split (pkg, typ) = JavaSplitName.make ?package:pkg typ
 
 let test_jni_pp =
   let create_test input expected _ =
@@ -130,10 +130,10 @@ let test_jni_to_java_type_with_valid_input =
   let create_test input expected _ =
     let found = T.to_java_type input in
     let pp_diff fmt (expected, actual) =
-      let exp_pkg = Option.value ~default:"<None>" (Typ.Name.Java.Split.package expected) in
-      let exp_cl = Typ.Name.Java.Split.type_name expected in
-      let actual_pkg = Option.value ~default:"<None>" (Typ.Name.Java.Split.package actual) in
-      let actual_cl = Typ.Name.Java.Split.type_name actual in
+      let exp_pkg = Option.value ~default:"<None>" (JavaSplitName.package expected) in
+      let exp_cl = JavaSplitName.type_name expected in
+      let actual_pkg = Option.value ~default:"<None>" (JavaSplitName.package actual) in
+      let actual_cl = JavaSplitName.type_name actual in
       Format.fprintf fmt "Expected: '(%s, %s)', found: '(%s, %s)'" exp_pkg exp_cl actual_pkg
         actual_cl
     in