diff --git a/scene/3d/area_3d.h b/scene/3d/area_3d.h
index 0f0bcc7ce0a..2125c35f67a 100644
--- a/scene/3d/area_3d.h
+++ b/scene/3d/area_3d.h
@@ -141,13 +141,12 @@ private:
 	float reverb_amount = 0.0;
 	float reverb_uniformity = 0.0;
 
-	void _validate_property(PropertyInfo &p_property) const;
-
 	void _initialize_wind();
 
 protected:
 	void _notification(int p_what);
 	static void _bind_methods();
+	void _validate_property(PropertyInfo &p_property) const;
 
 public:
 	void set_gravity_space_override_mode(SpaceOverride p_mode);