diff --git a/darshan-util/pydarshan/darshan/cli/summary.py b/darshan-util/pydarshan/darshan/cli/summary.py
index 56050d5c0..ee33af3b8 100644
--- a/darshan-util/pydarshan/darshan/cli/summary.py
+++ b/darshan-util/pydarshan/darshan/cli/summary.py
@@ -26,6 +26,22 @@
 darshan.enable_experimental()
 
 
+class DarshanReportTable:
+    """
+    Stores table figures in dataframe and html formats.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    df: a ``pd.DataFrame``.
+
+    kwargs: keyword arguments passed to ``pd.DataFrame.to_html()``.
+
+    """
+    def __init__(self, df: Any, **kwargs):
+        self.df = df
+        self.html = self.df.to_html(**kwargs)
+
+
 class ReportFigure:
     """
     Stores info for each figure in `ReportData.register_figures`.
@@ -100,7 +116,7 @@ def generate_fig(self):
             encoded = self.get_encoded_fig(mpl_fig=fig)
             # create the img string
             self.fig_html = f"<img src=data:image/png;base64,{encoded} alt={self.fig_title} width={self.fig_width}>"
-        elif isinstance(fig, plot_common_access_table.DarshanReportTable):
+        elif isinstance(fig, DarshanReportTable):
             # retrieve html table from `DarshanReportTable`
             self.fig_html = fig.html
         else:
diff --git a/darshan-util/pydarshan/darshan/experimental/plots/plot_common_access_table.py b/darshan-util/pydarshan/darshan/experimental/plots/plot_common_access_table.py
index 6a1d50bb1..0220b901b 100644
--- a/darshan-util/pydarshan/darshan/experimental/plots/plot_common_access_table.py
+++ b/darshan-util/pydarshan/darshan/experimental/plots/plot_common_access_table.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import pandas as pd
 
 import darshan
+from darshan.cli.summary import DarshanReportTable
 
 
 def remove_nonzero_rows(df: Any) -> Any:
@@ -106,22 +107,6 @@ def get_access_count_df(mod_df: Any, mod: str) -> Any:
     return pd.concat(df_list, axis=1)
 
 
-class DarshanReportTable:
-    """
-    Stores table figures in dataframe and html formats.
-
-    Parameters
-    ----------
-    df: a ``pd.DataFrame``.
-
-    kwargs: keyword arguments passed to ``pd.DataFrame.to_html()``.
-
-    """
-    def __init__(self, df: Any, **kwargs):
-        self.df = df
-        self.html = self.df.to_html(**kwargs)
-
-
 def plot_common_access_table(report: darshan.DarshanReport, mod: str, n_rows: int = 4) -> DarshanReportTable:
     """
     Creates a table containing the most