diff --git a/deepmd/common.py b/deepmd/common.py
index 5581f3533b..03afdbc2c2 100644
--- a/deepmd/common.py
+++ b/deepmd/common.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 )
 
 __all__ = [
+    "GLOBAL_NP_FLOAT_PRECISION",
     "VALID_ACTIVATION",
     "VALID_PRECISION",
     "expand_sys_str",
@@ -249,16 +250,11 @@ def get_np_precision(precision: "_PRECISION") -> np.dtype:
     RuntimeError
         if string is invalid
     """
-    if precision == "default":
-        return GLOBAL_NP_FLOAT_PRECISION
-    elif precision == "float16":
-        return np.float16
-    elif precision == "float32":
-        return np.float32
-    elif precision == "float64":
-        return np.float64
-    else:
-        raise RuntimeError(f"{precision} is not a valid precision")
+    from deepmd.dpmodel.common import (
+        get_xp_precision,
+    )
+
+    return get_xp_precision(np, precision)
 
 
 def symlink_prefix_files(old_prefix: str, new_prefix: str) -> None: