diff --git a/pytype/pyi/parser_test.py b/pytype/pyi/parser_test.py
index 5b8f35e6e..66546c309 100644
--- a/pytype/pyi/parser_test.py
+++ b/pytype/pyi/parser_test.py
@@ -2852,11 +2852,11 @@ def g(x: Alias[str]) -> str: ...""",
         """
       from typing import TypeVar
 
-      Alias = list[list[T]]
-
       S = TypeVar('S')
       T = TypeVar('T')
 
+      Alias = list[list[T]]
+
       def f(x: list[list[S]]) -> S: ...
       def g(x: list[list[str]]) -> str: ...""",
     )
@@ -2871,10 +2871,10 @@ def f(x: DictAlias[str]) -> None: ...""",
         """
       from typing import TypeVar
 
-      DictAlias = dict[int, V]
-
       V = TypeVar('V')
 
+      DictAlias = dict[int, V]
+
       def f(x: dict[int, str]) -> None: ...""",
     )
 
@@ -2889,11 +2889,11 @@ def f(x: Alias[K, V]) -> Dict[K, V]: ...""",
         """
       from typing import TypeVar
 
-      Alias = list[dict[K, V]]
-
       K = TypeVar('K')
       V = TypeVar('V')
 
+      Alias = list[dict[K, V]]
+
       def f(x: list[dict[K, V]]) -> dict[K, V]: ...""",
     )
 
@@ -2908,11 +2908,11 @@ def f(x: Alias[S, T]) -> Union[S, T]: ...""",
         """
       from typing import TypeVar, Union
 
-      Alias = Union[list[T], list[S]]
-
       S = TypeVar('S')
       T = TypeVar('T')
 
+      Alias = Union[list[T], list[S]]
+
       def f(x: Union[list[S], list[T]]) -> Union[S, T]: ...""",
     )
 
@@ -2926,10 +2926,10 @@ def f(x: Alias[str]) -> None: ...""",
         """
       from typing import TypeVar
 
-      Alias = dict[T, T]
-
       T = TypeVar('T')
 
+      Alias = dict[T, T]
+
       def f(x: dict[str, str]) -> None: ...""",
     )
 
@@ -3710,11 +3710,11 @@ class X(Generic[T, P]):
         """
       from typing import Any, Callable, Generic, ParamSpec, TypeVar
 
-      x: X[int, Any]
-
       P = ParamSpec('P')
       T = TypeVar('T')
 
+      x: X[int, Any]
+
       class X(Generic[T, P]):
           f: Callable[P, int]
           x: T
diff --git a/pytype/pytd/printer.py b/pytype/pytd/printer.py
index 94900c555..1fbec3858 100644
--- a/pytype/pytd/printer.py
+++ b/pytype/pytd/printer.py
@@ -319,9 +319,9 @@ def VisitTypeDeclUnit(self, node):
 
     sections = [
         imports,
+        self._FormatTypeParams(self.old_node.type_params),
         aliases,
         constants,
-        self._FormatTypeParams(self.old_node.type_params),
         node.classes,
         node.functions,
     ]
diff --git a/pytype/pytd/visitors_test.py b/pytype/pytd/visitors_test.py
index 379018b94..a1c2f9c16 100644
--- a/pytype/pytd/visitors_test.py
+++ b/pytype/pytd/visitors_test.py
@@ -1224,19 +1224,19 @@ class X(Generic[T]): ...
     expected_one = textwrap.dedent("""
       from typing import Any, TypeVar
 
-      foo.x: Any
-
       T = TypeVar('T')
 
+      foo.x: Any
+
       class foo.X(Generic[T]): ...
     """).strip()
     expected_two = textwrap.dedent("""
       from typing import Any, TypeVar
 
-      x: Any
-
       T = TypeVar('T')
 
+      x: Any
+
       class X(Generic[T]): ...
     """).strip()
     tree = self.Parse(src)