diff --git a/src/fix_spring_self.cpp b/src/fix_spring_self.cpp
index 2a196d958a..7b6bcda4b9 100644
--- a/src/fix_spring_self.cpp
+++ b/src/fix_spring_self.cpp
@@ -171,6 +171,13 @@ void FixSpringSelf::post_force_respa(int vflag, int ilevel, int iloop)
   if (ilevel == nlevels_respa-1) post_force(vflag);
 }
 
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+void FixSpringSelf::min_post_force(int vflag)
+{
+  post_force(vflag);
+}
+
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    energy of stretched springs
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -182,13 +189,6 @@ double FixSpringSelf::compute_scalar()
   return all;
 }
 
-/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-
-void FixSpringSelf::min_post_force(int vflag)
-{
-  post_force(vflag);
-}
-
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    memory usage of local atom-based array
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */