diff --git a/flopy4/mf6/codec/__init__.py b/flopy4/mf6/codec/__init__.py
index 5d4024c6..b274da8a 100644
--- a/flopy4/mf6/codec/__init__.py
+++ b/flopy4/mf6/codec/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-from flopy4.mf6.codec.writer import dump, dumps, load, loads
+from flopy4.mf6.codec.reader import load, loads
+from flopy4.mf6.codec.writer import dump, dumps
 
 __all__ = [
     "loads",
diff --git a/flopy4/mf6/codec/reader/__init__.py b/flopy4/mf6/codec/reader/__init__.py
index e69de29b..feaa58ce 100644
--- a/flopy4/mf6/codec/reader/__init__.py
+++ b/flopy4/mf6/codec/reader/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+from os import PathLike
+from typing import Any
+
+
+def load(path: str | PathLike) -> Any:
+    # TODO
+    pass
+
+
+def loads(data: str) -> Any:
+    # TODO
+    pass
diff --git a/flopy4/mf6/codec/writer/__init__.py b/flopy4/mf6/codec/writer/__init__.py
index 960e4153..a6947f2c 100644
--- a/flopy4/mf6/codec/writer/__init__.py
+++ b/flopy4/mf6/codec/writer/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import sys
 from os import PathLike
-from typing import Any
 
 import numpy as np
 from jinja2 import Environment, PackageLoader
@@ -29,16 +28,6 @@
 }
 
 
-def loads(data: str) -> Any:
-    # TODO
-    pass
-
-
-def load(path: str | PathLike) -> Any:
-    # TODO
-    pass
-
-
 def dumps(data) -> str:
     template = _JINJA_ENV.get_template(_JINJA_TEMPLATE_NAME)
     with np.printoptions(**_PRINT_OPTIONS):  # type: ignore