diff --git a/api/all/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/api/DefaultOpenTelemetry.java b/api/all/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/api/DefaultOpenTelemetry.java
index 918fbdfac72..89b5d6b9001 100644
--- a/api/all/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/api/DefaultOpenTelemetry.java
+++ b/api/all/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/api/DefaultOpenTelemetry.java
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@
 @ThreadSafe
 public class DefaultOpenTelemetry implements OpenTelemetry {
   private static final Object mutex = new Object();
+  @Nullable private static volatile OpenTelemetry globalOpenTelemetry;
+
+  private final TracerProvider tracerProvider;
+  private final MeterProvider meterProvider;
+  private volatile ContextPropagators propagators;
 
   static OpenTelemetry getGlobalOpenTelemetry() {
     if (globalOpenTelemetry == null) {
@@ -50,13 +55,6 @@ public static DefaultOpenTelemetryBuilder builder() {
     return new DefaultOpenTelemetryBuilder();
   }
 
-  @Nullable private static volatile OpenTelemetry globalOpenTelemetry;
-
-  private final TracerProvider tracerProvider;
-  private final MeterProvider meterProvider;
-
-  private volatile ContextPropagators propagators;
-
   @Override
   public void setPropagators(ContextPropagators propagators) {
     this.propagators = propagators;