diff --git a/src/components/aside/aside.js b/src/components/aside/aside.js
index b597f75944..a8b072146d 100644
--- a/src/components/aside/aside.js
+++ b/src/components/aside/aside.js
@@ -12,6 +12,20 @@ asideConfig.set({
   dragThreshold: 50
 })
 
+// AsideParent is just a temporary directive
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ion-aside-parent'
+})
+@Template({
+  inline: '<content></content>'
+})
+export class AsideParent {
+  constructor(@NgElement() element: NgElement) {
+    this.domElement = element.domElement;
+    super();
+  }
+}
+
 @Component({
   selector: 'ion-aside',
   bind: {
@@ -71,19 +85,6 @@ export class Aside {
   }
 }
 
-@Component({
-  selector: 'ion-aside-parent'
-})
-@Template({
-  inline: '<content></content>'
-})
-export class AsideParent {
-  constructor(@NgElement() element: NgElement) {
-    this.domElement = element.domElement;
-    super();
-  }
-}
-
 class AsideSlideGesture extends SlideEdgeGesture {
   constructor(aside: Aside, slideElement: Element) {
     this.aside = aside;