diff --git a/sml/include/sml/sml_file.h b/sml/include/sml/sml_file.h
index b7b4375..fd311c2 100644
--- a/sml/include/sml/sml_file.h
+++ b/sml/include/sml/sml_file.h
@@ -34,15 +34,12 @@ typedef struct {
     sml_buffer *buf;
 } sml_file;
 
+sml_file *sml_file_init();
 // parses a SML file.
 sml_file *sml_file_parse(unsigned char *buffer, size_t buffer_len);
-
-sml_file *sml_file_init();
 void sml_file_add_message(sml_file *file, sml_message *message);
 void sml_file_write(sml_file *file);
-
 void sml_file_free(sml_file *file);
-
 void sml_file_print(sml_file *file);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/sml/include/sml/sml_get_list_request.h b/sml/include/sml/sml_get_list_request.h
index f45c076..1a90e39 100644
--- a/sml/include/sml/sml_get_list_request.h
+++ b/sml/include/sml/sml_get_list_request.h
@@ -39,14 +39,9 @@ typedef struct {
 
 } sml_get_list_request;
 
-
-
-sml_get_list_request *sml_get_list_request_parse(sml_buffer *buf);
-
 sml_get_list_request* sml_get_list_request_init();
-
+sml_get_list_request *sml_get_list_request_parse(sml_buffer *buf);
 void sml_get_list_request_write(sml_get_list_request *msg, sml_buffer *buf);
-
 void sml_get_list_request_free(sml_get_list_request *msg);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/sml/include/sml/sml_value.h b/sml/include/sml/sml_value.h
index f7f7652..8939112 100644
--- a/sml/include/sml/sml_value.h
+++ b/sml/include/sml/sml_value.h
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ typedef struct {
     } data;
 } sml_value;
 
+sml_value *sml_value_init();
 sml_value *sml_value_parse(sml_buffer *buf);
 void sml_value_write(sml_value *value, sml_buffer *buf);
-sml_value *sml_value_init();
 void sml_value_free(sml_value *value);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus