diff --git a/src/main/java/spoon/reflect/factory/TypeFactory.java b/src/main/java/spoon/reflect/factory/TypeFactory.java
index a949075e064..ca83aef55f6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/spoon/reflect/factory/TypeFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/spoon/reflect/factory/TypeFactory.java
@@ -209,12 +209,10 @@ public class TypeFactory extends SubFactory {
 	@Deprecated(since = "11.0.0", forRemoval = true)
 	public final CtTypeReference<?> OMITTED_TYPE_ARG_TYPE = createReference(CtTypeReference.OMITTED_TYPE_ARG_NAME);
 
-	private final Map<Class<?>, CtType<?>> shadowCache = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
-	private final ConcurrentHashMap<String, WeakReference<CtType<?>>> typeRefCache = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
-
 	// This map MUST provide a useful computeIfAbsent method in the face of concurrency.
 	// Therefore, we declare it as a ConcurrentHashMap directly.
 	private final ConcurrentHashMap<Class<?>, CtType<?>> shadowCache = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
+	private final ConcurrentHashMap<String, WeakReference<CtType<?>>> typeRefCache = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns a reference on the null type (type of null).