diff --git a/Lib/collections.py b/Lib/collections.py
index 28a2abf44f8..c889ab37f33 100644
--- a/Lib/collections.py
+++ b/Lib/collections.py
@@ -112,16 +112,6 @@ def __reversed__(self, PREV=0, KEY=2):
             yield curr[KEY]
             curr = curr[PREV]
 
-    def __reduce__(self):
-        'Return state information for pickling'
-        items = [[k, self[k]] for k in self]
-        inst_dict = vars(self).copy()
-        for k in vars(OrderedDict()):
-            inst_dict.pop(k, None)
-        if inst_dict:
-            return (self.__class__, (items,), inst_dict)
-        return self.__class__, (items,)
-
     def clear(self):
         'od.clear() -> None.  Remove all items from od.'
         try:
@@ -190,6 +180,16 @@ def __repr__(self):
             return '%s()' % (self.__class__.__name__,)
         return '%s(%r)' % (self.__class__.__name__, self.items())
 
+    def __reduce__(self):
+        'Return state information for pickling'
+        items = [[k, self[k]] for k in self]
+        inst_dict = vars(self).copy()
+        for k in vars(OrderedDict()):
+            inst_dict.pop(k, None)
+        if inst_dict:
+            return (self.__class__, (items,), inst_dict)
+        return self.__class__, (items,)
+
     def copy(self):
         'od.copy() -> a shallow copy of od'
         return self.__class__(self)