diff --git a/src/main/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/annotation/AnnotationLocationCheck.java b/src/main/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/annotation/AnnotationLocationCheck.java
index 1d6ee4434..4bd5f3bfe 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/annotation/AnnotationLocationCheck.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/annotation/AnnotationLocationCheck.java
@@ -220,6 +220,24 @@ public class AnnotationLocationCheck extends AbstractCheck {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Some javadoc.
+     * @param modifierNode Some javadoc.
+     * @return Some javadoc.
+     */
+    private static boolean hasAnnotations(DetailAST modifierNode) {
+        return modifierNode.findFirstToken(TokenTypes.ANNOTATION) != null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Some javadoc.
+     * @param modifierNode Some javadoc.
+     * @return Some javadoc.
+     */
+    private static int getAnnotationLevel(DetailAST modifierNode) {
+        return modifierNode.getParent().getColumnNo();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Some javadoc.
      * @param modifierNode Some javadoc.
@@ -243,6 +261,28 @@ public class AnnotationLocationCheck extends AbstractCheck {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Some javadoc.
+     * @param annotation Some javadoc.
+     * @return Some javadoc.
+     */
+    private static boolean isParameterized(DetailAST annotation) {
+        return annotation.findFirstToken(TokenTypes.EXPR) != null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Some javadoc.
+     * @param annotation Some javadoc.
+     * @return Some javadoc.
+     */
+    private static String getAnnotationName(DetailAST annotation) {
+        DetailAST identNode = annotation.findFirstToken(TokenTypes.IDENT);
+        if (identNode == null) {
+            identNode = annotation.findFirstToken(TokenTypes.DOT).findFirstToken(TokenTypes.IDENT);
+        }
+        return identNode.getText();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Some javadoc.
      * @param annotation Some javadoc.
@@ -263,35 +303,6 @@ public class AnnotationLocationCheck extends AbstractCheck {
             || !allowingCondition && !hasNodeBeside(annotation);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Some javadoc.
-     * @param annotation Some javadoc.
-     * @return Some javadoc.
-     */
-    private static String getAnnotationName(DetailAST annotation) {
-        DetailAST identNode = annotation.findFirstToken(TokenTypes.IDENT);
-        if (identNode == null) {
-            identNode = annotation.findFirstToken(TokenTypes.DOT).findFirstToken(TokenTypes.IDENT);
-        }
-        return identNode.getText();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Some javadoc.
-     * @param annotation Some javadoc.
-     * @return Some javadoc.
-     */
-    private static boolean hasNodeAfter(DetailAST annotation) {
-        final int annotationLineNo = annotation.getLineNo();
-        DetailAST nextNode = annotation.getNextSibling();
-
-        if (nextNode == null) {
-            nextNode = annotation.getParent().getNextSibling();
-        }
-
-        return annotationLineNo == nextNode.getLineNo();
-    }
-
     /**
      * Some javadoc.
      * @param annotation Some javadoc.
@@ -313,30 +324,19 @@ public class AnnotationLocationCheck extends AbstractCheck {
         return hasNodeBefore(annotation) || hasNodeAfter(annotation);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Some javadoc.
-     * @param modifierNode Some javadoc.
-     * @return Some javadoc.
-     */
-    private static int getAnnotationLevel(DetailAST modifierNode) {
-        return modifierNode.getParent().getColumnNo();
-    }
-
     /**
      * Some javadoc.
      * @param annotation Some javadoc.
      * @return Some javadoc.
      */
-    private static boolean isParameterized(DetailAST annotation) {
-        return annotation.findFirstToken(TokenTypes.EXPR) != null;
-    }
+    private static boolean hasNodeAfter(DetailAST annotation) {
+        final int annotationLineNo = annotation.getLineNo();
+        DetailAST nextNode = annotation.getNextSibling();
 
-    /**
-     * Some javadoc.
-     * @param modifierNode Some javadoc.
-     * @return Some javadoc.
-     */
-    private static boolean hasAnnotations(DetailAST modifierNode) {
-        return modifierNode.findFirstToken(TokenTypes.ANNOTATION) != null;
+        if (nextNode == null) {
+            nextNode = annotation.getParent().getNextSibling();
+        }
+
+        return annotationLineNo == nextNode.getLineNo();
     }
 }