diff --git a/gtsam/nonlinear/Values-inl.h b/gtsam/nonlinear/Values-inl.h
index 1c96eed64..7b812551e 100644
--- a/gtsam/nonlinear/Values-inl.h
+++ b/gtsam/nonlinear/Values-inl.h
@@ -33,15 +33,6 @@
 
 namespace gtsam {
 
-  /* ************************************************************************* */
-  class GTSAM_EXPORT ValueCloneAllocator {
-  public:
-    static Value* allocate_clone(const Value& a) { return a.clone_(); }
-    static void deallocate_clone(const Value* a) { a->deallocate_(); }
-  private:
-    ValueCloneAllocator() {}
-  };
-
   /* ************************************************************************* */
   template<class ValueType>
   struct _ValuesKeyValuePair {
diff --git a/gtsam/nonlinear/Values.h b/gtsam/nonlinear/Values.h
index e4680c801..811846f79 100644
--- a/gtsam/nonlinear/Values.h
+++ b/gtsam/nonlinear/Values.h
@@ -52,10 +52,17 @@ namespace gtsam {
 
   // Forward declarations / utilities
   class VectorValues;
-  class ValueCloneAllocator;
   class ValueAutomaticCasting;
   template<typename T> static bool _truePredicate(const T&) { return true; }
 
+  /* ************************************************************************* */
+  class GTSAM_EXPORT ValueCloneAllocator {
+  public:
+    static Value* allocate_clone(const Value& a) { return a.clone_(); }
+    static void deallocate_clone(const Value* a) { a->deallocate_(); }
+    ValueCloneAllocator() {}
+  };
+
   /**
   * A non-templated config holding any types of Manifold-group elements.  A
   * values structure is a map from keys to values. It is used to specify the