diff --git a/v2/tools/darwin.jam b/v2/tools/darwin.jam
index b6b5d250b..6a94f5358 100644
--- a/v2/tools/darwin.jam
+++ b/v2/tools/darwin.jam
@@ -107,9 +107,6 @@ flags darwin.compile OPTIONS <flags> ;
 # The following adds objective-c support to darwin.
 # Thanks to http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.build/13759
 
-type.register OBJECTIVE_C : m ;
-type.register OBJECTIVE_CPP : mm ;
-
 generators.register-c-compiler darwin.compile.m : OBJECTIVE_C : OBJ : <toolset>darwin ;
 generators.register-c-compiler darwin.compile.mm : OBJECTIVE_CPP : OBJ : <toolset>darwin ;
 
diff --git a/v2/tools/types/objc.jam b/v2/tools/types/objc.jam
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..79ab12acf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/v2/tools/types/objc.jam
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Copyright Rene Rivera 2008.
+# Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
+# file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+type OBJECTIVE_C : m ;
+type OBJECTIVE_CPP : mm ;