diff --git a/lib/fog/model.rb b/lib/fog/model.rb
index 95aa136e1..116ef3d66 100644
--- a/lib/fog/model.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/model.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ module Fog
       new(Marshal.load(marshalled))
     end
 
+    def self.aliases
+      @aliases ||= {}
+    end
+
+    def self.attributes
+      @attributes ||= []
+    end
+
     def self.attribute(name, other_names = [])
       class_eval <<-EOS, __FILE__, __LINE__
         attr_accessor :#{name}
@@ -21,14 +29,6 @@ module Fog
       self.attribute(name, other_names)
     end
 
-    def self.aliases
-      @aliases ||= {}
-    end
-
-    def self.attributes
-      @attributes ||= []
-    end
-
     def _dump
       Marshal.dump(attributes)
     end