diff --git a/src/pocketmine/block/Block.php b/src/pocketmine/block/Block.php
index 9e9db8203..11fe307f8 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/block/Block.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/block/Block.php
@@ -136,6 +136,16 @@ class Block extends Position implements BlockIds, Metadatable{
 		return $this->idInfo->getVariant() | $stateMeta;
 	}
 
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns a bitmask used to extract state bits from block metadata.
+	 *
+	 * @return int
+	 */
+	public function getStateBitmask() : int{
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	protected function writeStateToMeta() : int{
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -176,15 +186,6 @@ class Block extends Position implements BlockIds, Metadatable{
 		}
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Returns a bitmask used to extract state bits from block metadata.
-	 *
-	 * @return int
-	 */
-	public function getStateBitmask() : int{
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Returns whether the given block has an equivalent type to this one. This compares base legacy ID and variant.
 	 *