diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/base/dtype-objects/lib/main.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/base/dtype-objects/lib/main.js
index 30d9d0c27151..214d821f4fb5 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/base/dtype-objects/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/base/dtype-objects/lib/main.js
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 // MODULES //
 
 var dtypeStrings = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/base/dtype-strings' );
-var DataType = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/dtype-ctor' );
 var objectAssign = require( '@stdlib/object/assign' );
 
 
@@ -32,6 +31,18 @@ var TABLE;
 
 // FUNCTIONS //
 
+/**
+* Minimal `DataType` constructor used locally to avoid circular dependency.
+*
+* @private
+* @constructor
+*
+* @param {string} name - data type name
+*/
+function DataType( name ) {
+	this.name = name;
+}
+
 /**
 * Creates an object mapping supported data type strings to data type objects.
 *