diff --git a/lib/administrate/view_generator.rb b/lib/administrate/view_generator.rb
index 8f49299061..c1fa550c13 100644
--- a/lib/administrate/view_generator.rb
+++ b/lib/administrate/view_generator.rb
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ module Administrate
   class ViewGenerator < Rails::Generators::Base
     include Administrate::GeneratorHelpers
 
-    private
-
     def self.template_source_path
       File.expand_path(
         "../../../app/views/administrate/application",
@@ -14,6 +12,8 @@ def self.template_source_path
       )
     end
 
+    private
+
     def copy_resource_template(template_name)
       template_file = "#{template_name}.html.erb"