diff --git a/lib/abr/simple_abr_manager.js b/lib/abr/simple_abr_manager.js
index 0b5a885ffc..8f3d866c0c 100644
--- a/lib/abr/simple_abr_manager.js
+++ b/lib/abr/simple_abr_manager.js
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ shaka.abr.SimpleAbrManager = class {
     /** @private {shaka.abr.EwmaBandwidthEstimator} */
     this.bandwidthEstimator_ = new shaka.abr.EwmaBandwidthEstimator();
 
+    /** @private {?function():void} */
+    this.onNetworkInformationChange_ = null;
+
     // Some browsers implement the Network Information API, which allows
     // retrieving information about a user's network connection. We listen
     // to the change event to be able to make quick changes in case the type
@@ -98,9 +101,6 @@ shaka.abr.SimpleAbrManager = class {
     /** @private {ResizeObserver} */
     this.resizeObserver_ = null;
 
-    /** @private {?function():void} */
-    this.onNetworkInformationChange_ = null;
-
     /** @private {shaka.util.Timer} */
     this.resizeObserverTimer_ = new shaka.util.Timer(() => {
       if (this.config_.restrictToElementSize) {