diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/builder/SpringApplicationBuilder.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/builder/SpringApplicationBuilder.java
index 5f7efcd0f5e..33e0707fd1f 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/builder/SpringApplicationBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/builder/SpringApplicationBuilder.java
@@ -381,16 +381,6 @@ public class SpringApplicationBuilder {
 		return this;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Default properties for the environment in the form {@code key=value} or
-	 * {@code key:value}.
-	 * @param defaultProperties the properties to set.
-	 * @return the current builder
-	 */
-	public SpringApplicationBuilder properties(String... defaultProperties) {
-		return properties(getMapFromKeyValuePairs(defaultProperties));
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Flag to control whether the application should be initialized lazily.
 	 * @param lazyInitialization the flag to set. Defaults to false.
@@ -402,6 +392,16 @@ public class SpringApplicationBuilder {
 		return this;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Default properties for the environment in the form {@code key=value} or
+	 * {@code key:value}.
+	 * @param defaultProperties the properties to set.
+	 * @return the current builder
+	 */
+	public SpringApplicationBuilder properties(String... defaultProperties) {
+		return properties(getMapFromKeyValuePairs(defaultProperties));
+	}
+
 	private Map<String, Object> getMapFromKeyValuePairs(String[] properties) {
 		Map<String, Object> map = new HashMap<>();
 		for (String property : properties) {