diff --git a/include/verilated_types.h b/include/verilated_types.h
index 271de4f67..ef0611ac9 100644
--- a/include/verilated_types.h
+++ b/include/verilated_types.h
@@ -1079,6 +1079,7 @@ public:
 //===================================================================
 // Represents the null pointer. Used for setting VlClassRef to null instead of
 // via nullptr_t, to prevent the implicit conversion of 0 to nullptr.
+
 struct VlNull {
     operator bool() const { return false; }
 };
@@ -1178,18 +1179,6 @@ public:
     operator bool() const { return m_objp; }
 };
 
-#define VL_NEW(Class, ...) \
-    VlClassRef<Class> { vlSymsp->__Vm_deleter, __VA_ARGS__ }
-
-#define VL_KEEP_THIS \
-    VlClassRef<std::remove_pointer<decltype(this)>::type> __Vthisref { this }
-
-template <class T>  // T typically of type VlClassRef<x>
-inline T VL_NULL_CHECK(T t, const char* filename, int linenum) {
-    if (VL_UNLIKELY(!t)) Verilated::nullPointerError(filename, linenum);
-    return t;
-}
-
 template <typename T, typename U>
 static inline bool VL_CAST_DYNAMIC(VlClassRef<T> in, VlClassRef<U>& outr) {
     VlClassRef<U> casted = in.template dynamicCast<U>();
@@ -1203,4 +1192,18 @@ static inline bool VL_CAST_DYNAMIC(VlClassRef<T> in, VlClassRef<U>& outr) {
 
 //======================================================================
 
+#define VL_NEW(Class, ...) \
+    VlClassRef<Class> { vlSymsp->__Vm_deleter, __VA_ARGS__ }
+
+#define VL_KEEP_THIS \
+    VlClassRef<std::remove_pointer<decltype(this)>::type> __Vthisref { this }
+
+template <class T>  // T typically of type VlClassRef<x>
+inline T VL_NULL_CHECK(T t, const char* filename, int linenum) {
+    if (VL_UNLIKELY(!t)) Verilated::nullPointerError(filename, linenum);
+    return t;
+}
+
+//======================================================================
+
 #endif  // Guard