diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/AbstractResource.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/AbstractResource.java
index 9f35ead87fe..cf3266672f9 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/AbstractResource.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/AbstractResource.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2021 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -75,13 +75,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractResource implements Resource {
 		}
 	}
 
-	private void debug(Supplier<String> message, Throwable ex) {
-		Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(getClass());
-		if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
-			logger.debug(message.get(), ex);
-		}
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * This implementation always returns {@code true} for a resource
 	 * that {@link #exists() exists} (revised as of 5.1).
@@ -257,4 +250,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractResource implements Resource {
 		return getDescription();
 	}
 
+	private void debug(Supplier<String> message, Throwable ex) {
+		Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(getClass());
+		if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+			logger.debug(message.get(), ex);
+		}
+	}
+
 }