diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/model/ui/PresentationModel.java b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/model/ui/PresentationModel.java
index 52f174f5a74500580a7fb3576369d9f8d45a923f..0dba900c59750373908f6337edcd24bbf4b55905 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/model/ui/PresentationModel.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/model/ui/PresentationModel.java
@@ -31,22 +31,22 @@ public interface PresentationModel {
 	 */
 	FieldModel getFieldModel(String fieldName);
 
+	/**
+	 * Validate all fields.
+	 * Skips any fields with {@link BindingStatus#INVALID_SUBMITTED_VALUE invalid submitted values}.
+	 */
+	void validate();
+	
 	/**
 	 * If errors are present on this PresentationModel.
 	 * Returns true if at least one FieldModel has {@link BindingStatus#INVALID_SUBMITTED_VALUE invalid submitted values} or is {@link ValidationStatus#INVALID invalid}.
 	 */
 	boolean hasErrors();
-	
+
 	/**
 	 * Commit any {@link BindingStatus#DIRTY dirty} fields.
 	 * @throws IllegalStateException if there are field models that have {@link BindingStatus#INVALID_SUBMITTED_VALUE invalid submitted values} or are {@link ValidationStatus#INVALID invalid}.
 	 */
 	void commit();
 
-	/**
-	 * Validate all fields.
-	 * Skips any fields with {@link BindingStatus#INVALID_SUBMITTED_VALUE invalid submitted values}.
-	 */
-	void validate();
-
 }
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diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/model/ui/support/DefaultPresentationModel.java b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/model/ui/support/DefaultPresentationModel.java
index 0229057b8b50e3eee29b07384a2f461c69a69467..f9f9d35f9a59daedd0f3a3bb89b556e0eff162ed 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/model/ui/support/DefaultPresentationModel.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/model/ui/support/DefaultPresentationModel.java
@@ -143,18 +143,18 @@ public class DefaultPresentationModel implements PresentationModel {
 		return field;
 	}
 
+	public void validate() {
+		
+	}
+
 	public boolean hasErrors() {
 		return false;
 	}
-
+	
 	public void commit() {
 		
 	}
 
-	public void validate() {
-		
-	}
-	
 	// internal helpers
 
 	private PropertyFieldModelRule getRule(String fieldName) {