diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Grid.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Grid.js
index 3e583cfa5f..16b8dca2b2 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Grid.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Grid.js
@@ -47,6 +47,23 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Grid.prototype =
         OpenLayers.Layer.HTTPRequest.prototype.destroy.apply(this, arguments); 
     },
 
+    /** go through and remove all tiles from the grid, calling
+     *    destroy() on each of them to kill circular references
+     * 
+     * @private
+     */
+    clearGrid:function() {
+        if (this.grid) {
+            for(var iRow=0; iRow < this.grid.length; iRow++) {
+                var row = this.grid[iRow];
+                for(var iCol=0; iCol < row.length; iCol++) {
+                    row[iCol].destroy();
+                }
+            }
+            this.grid = [];
+        }
+    },
+
     /**
      * @param {Object} obj
      * 
@@ -366,23 +383,6 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Grid.prototype =
     },
 
     
-    /** go through and remove all tiles from the grid, calling
-     *    destroy() on each of them to kill circular references
-     * 
-     * @private
-     */
-    clearGrid:function() {
-        if (this.grid) {
-            for(var iRow=0; iRow < this.grid.length; iRow++) {
-                var row = this.grid[iRow];
-                for(var iCol=0; iCol < row.length; iCol++) {
-                    row[iCol].destroy();
-                }
-            }
-            this.grid = [];
-        }
-    },
-
     /**
      * @private 
      *