diff --git a/src/mpi.f90 b/src/mpi.f90
index 80ed121..75fef4d 100644
--- a/src/mpi.f90
+++ b/src/mpi.f90
@@ -448,14 +448,36 @@ subroutine MPI_Comm_rank_proc(comm, rank, ierror)
     end subroutine
 
     subroutine MPI_Comm_split_type_proc(comm, split_type, key, info, newcomm, ierror)
-        use mpi_c_bindings, only: c_mpi_comm_split_type
-        integer :: comm
+        use iso_c_binding, only: c_int, c_ptr
+        use mpi_c_bindings, only: c_mpi_comm_split_type, c_mpi_comm_f2c, c_mpi_comm_c2f, c_mpi_info_f2c
+        integer, intent(in) :: comm
         integer, intent(in) :: split_type, key
         integer, intent(in) :: info
         integer, intent(out) :: newcomm
         integer, optional, intent(out) :: ierror
-        call c_mpi_comm_split_type(comm, split_type, key, info, newcomm, ierror)
-    end subroutine
+    
+        integer(c_int) :: local_ierr
+        type(c_ptr) :: c_comm, c_info, c_new_comm
+    
+        ! Convert Fortran communicator and info handles to C pointers.
+        c_comm = c_mpi_comm_f2c(comm)
+        c_info = c_mpi_info_f2c(info)
+    
+        ! Call the native MPI_Comm_split_type.
+        local_ierr = c_mpi_comm_split_type(c_comm, split_type, key, c_info, c_new_comm)
+    
+        ! Convert the new communicator C handle back to a Fortran integer handle.
+        newcomm = c_mpi_comm_c2f(c_new_comm)
+    
+        if (present(ierror)) then
+          ierror = local_ierr
+        else
+          if (local_ierr /= 0) then
+            print *, "MPI_Comm_split_type failed with error code: ", local_ierr
+          end if
+        end if
+    
+      end subroutine MPI_Comm_split_type_proc
 
     subroutine MPI_Recv_proc(buf, count, datatype, source, tag, comm, status, ierror)
         use mpi_c_bindings, only: c_mpi_recv
diff --git a/src/mpi_c_bindings.f90 b/src/mpi_c_bindings.f90
index a332b7d..36bdd37 100644
--- a/src/mpi_c_bindings.f90
+++ b/src/mpi_c_bindings.f90
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ function c_mpi_op_f2c(op_f) bind(C, name="get_c_op_from_fortran")
             type(c_ptr)           :: c_mpi_op_f2c
         end function c_mpi_op_f2c
 
+        function c_mpi_info_f2c(info_f) bind(C, name="get_c_info_from_fortran")
+            use iso_c_binding, only: c_int, c_ptr
+            integer(c_int), value :: info_f
+            type(c_ptr) :: c_mpi_info_f2c
+        end function c_mpi_info_f2c
+
         function c_mpi_init(argc, argv) bind(C, name="MPI_Init")
             use iso_c_binding, only : c_int, c_ptr
             !> TODO: is the intent need to be explicitly specified
@@ -168,14 +174,15 @@ function c_mpi_comm_rank(comm, rank) bind(C, name="MPI_Comm_rank")
             integer(c_int) :: c_mpi_comm_rank
         end function c_mpi_comm_rank
 
-        subroutine c_mpi_comm_split_type(comm, split_type, key, info, newcomm, ierror) bind(C, name="mpi_comm_split_type_wrapper")
-            use iso_c_binding, only: c_int
-            integer(c_int) :: comm
-            integer(c_int), intent(in) :: split_type, key
-            integer(c_int), intent(in) :: info
-            integer(c_int), intent(out) :: newcomm
-            integer(c_int), optional, intent(out) :: ierror
-        end subroutine
+        function c_mpi_comm_split_type(c_comm, split_type, key, c_info, new_comm) bind(C, name="MPI_Comm_split_type")
+            use iso_c_binding, only: c_ptr, c_int
+            type(c_ptr), value :: c_comm 
+            integer(c_int), value :: split_type
+            integer(c_int), value :: key
+            type(c_ptr), value :: c_info
+            type(c_ptr) :: new_comm
+            integer(c_int) :: c_mpi_comm_split_type
+        end function c_mpi_comm_split_type
 
         subroutine c_mpi_recv(buf, count, datatype, source, tag, comm, status, ierror) bind(C, name="mpi_recv_wrapper")
             use iso_c_binding, only: c_int, c_double
diff --git a/src/mpi_wrapper.c b/src/mpi_wrapper.c
index 525157d..ee8bfec 100644
--- a/src/mpi_wrapper.c
+++ b/src/mpi_wrapper.c
@@ -103,15 +103,6 @@ void mpi_allreduce_wrapper_int(const int *sendbuf, int *recvbuf, int *count,
     }
 }
 
-void mpi_comm_split_type_wrapper(int *comm_f, int *split_type, int *key,
-                                int *info_f, int *newcomm_f, int *ierror) {
-    MPI_Comm comm = get_c_comm_from_fortran(*comm_f);
-    MPI_Info info = get_c_info_from_fortran(*info_f);
-    MPI_Comm newcomm;
-    *ierror = MPI_Comm_split_type( comm, *split_type, *key , info, &newcomm);
-    *newcomm_f = MPI_Comm_c2f(newcomm);
-}
-
 void mpi_recv_wrapper(double *buf, int *count, int *datatype_f, int *source,
                     int *tag, int *comm_f, int *status_f, int *ierror) {
     MPI_Datatype datatype = get_c_datatype_from_fortran(*datatype_f);