diff --git a/include/cantera/kinetics/ElectrodeKinetics.h b/include/cantera/kinetics/ElectrodeKinetics.h
index f266ef2be..958e46445 100644
--- a/include/cantera/kinetics/ElectrodeKinetics.h
+++ b/include/cantera/kinetics/ElectrodeKinetics.h
@@ -105,6 +105,14 @@ public:
      */ 
     virtual void init();
 
+    virtual void finalize();
+
+    //! Vector of additional information about each reaction
+    /*!
+     *  This vector contains information about the phase mole change for each reaction,
+     *  for example.
+     */
+    std::vector<RxnMolChange*> rmcVector;
 
 protected:
     //! Index of the metal phase in the list of phases for this kinetics object. This is the electron phase.
diff --git a/include/cantera/kinetics/InterfaceKinetics.h b/include/cantera/kinetics/InterfaceKinetics.h
index d09fcb5b0..ffc5c736e 100644
--- a/include/cantera/kinetics/InterfaceKinetics.h
+++ b/include/cantera/kinetics/InterfaceKinetics.h
@@ -432,15 +432,6 @@ protected:
     //! Number of reversible reactions in the mechanism
     size_t m_nrev;
 
-public:
-    //! Vector of additional information about each reaction
-    /*!
-     *  This vector contains information about the phase mole change for each reaction,
-     *  for example.
-     */
-    std::vector<RxnMolChange*> rmcVector;
-
-protected:
     //! Array of concentrations for each species in the kinetics mechanism
     /*!
      * An array of generalized concentrations \f$ C_k \f$ that are defined
diff --git a/src/kinetics/ElectrodeKinetics.cpp b/src/kinetics/ElectrodeKinetics.cpp
index 1413c1b6c..caf432720 100644
--- a/src/kinetics/ElectrodeKinetics.cpp
+++ b/src/kinetics/ElectrodeKinetics.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ ElectrodeKinetics::ElectrodeKinetics(thermo_t* thermo) :
 //============================================================================================================================
 ElectrodeKinetics::~ElectrodeKinetics()
 {
-  
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < rmcVector.size(); i++) {
+        delete rmcVector[i];
+    }
 }
 //============================================================================================================================
 ElectrodeKinetics::ElectrodeKinetics(const ElectrodeKinetics& right) :
@@ -51,7 +53,17 @@ ElectrodeKinetics& ElectrodeKinetics::operator=(const ElectrodeKinetics& right)
     metalPhaseIndex_   = right.metalPhaseIndex_;
     solnPhaseIndex_ = right.solnPhaseIndex_;
     kElectronIndex_ = right.kElectronIndex_;
-   
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i <  rmcVector.size(); i++) {
+        delete rmcVector[i];
+    }
+    rmcVector.resize(m_ii, 0);
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < m_ii; i++) {
+        if (right.rmcVector[i]) {
+            rmcVector[i] = new RxnMolChange(*(right.rmcVector[i]));
+        }
+    }
+
     return *this;
 }
 //============================================================================================================================
@@ -876,6 +888,17 @@ void ElectrodeKinetics::init()
      InterfaceKinetics::init();
      identifyMetalPhase();
 }
+
+void ElectrodeKinetics::finalize()
+{
+    InterfaceKinetics::finalize();
+    // Malloc and calculate all of the quantities that go into the extra description of reactions
+    rmcVector.resize(m_ii, 0);
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < m_ii; i++) {
+          rmcVector[i] = new RxnMolChange(this, i);
+    }
+}
+
 //==================================================================================================================
 
 double ElectrodeKinetics::solveCurrentRes(double nu, double nStoich, doublereal ioc, doublereal beta, doublereal temp,
diff --git a/src/kinetics/InterfaceKinetics.cpp b/src/kinetics/InterfaceKinetics.cpp
index 8dcdaabeb..00b6cc2bb 100644
--- a/src/kinetics/InterfaceKinetics.cpp
+++ b/src/kinetics/InterfaceKinetics.cpp
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@ InterfaceKinetics::~InterfaceKinetics()
 {
     delete m_integrator;
 
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < rmcVector.size(); i++) {
-        delete rmcVector[i];
-    }
     for (size_t i = 0; i <  m_ctrxn_ROPOrdersList_.size(); i++) {
         delete m_ctrxn_ROPOrdersList_[i];
     }
@@ -117,16 +114,6 @@ InterfaceKinetics& InterfaceKinetics::operator=(const InterfaceKinetics& right)
     m_rxnPhaseIsProduct    = right.m_rxnPhaseIsProduct;
     m_ioFlag               = right.m_ioFlag;
 
-    for (size_t i = 0; i <  rmcVector.size(); i++) {
-        delete rmcVector[i];
-    }
-    rmcVector.resize(m_ii, 0);
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < m_ii; i++) {
-        if (right.rmcVector[i]) {
-            rmcVector[i] = new RxnMolChange(*(right.rmcVector[i]));
-        }
-    }
-
     for (size_t i = 0; i <  m_ctrxn_ROPOrdersList_.size(); i++) {
         delete m_ctrxn_ROPOrdersList_[i];
     }
@@ -1175,12 +1162,6 @@ void InterfaceKinetics::finalize()
         m_rkcn.resize(1, 0.0);
     }
 
-    // Malloc and calculate all of the quantities that go into the extra description of reactions
-    rmcVector.resize(m_ii, 0);
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < m_ii; i++) {
-          rmcVector[i] = new RxnMolChange(this, i);
-    }
-
     m_finalized = true;
 }
 
@@ -1417,12 +1398,6 @@ void EdgeKinetics::finalize()
         m_rkcn.resize(1, 0.0);
     }
 
-    // Malloc and calculate all of the quantities that go into the extra description of reactions
-    rmcVector.resize(m_ii, 0);
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < m_ii; i++) {
-          rmcVector[i] = new RxnMolChange(this, i);
-    }
-
     m_finalized = true;
 }