diff --git a/react/README.md b/react/README.md
index 5ea9b5248c..e0351f42a7 100644
--- a/react/README.md
+++ b/react/README.md
@@ -334,8 +334,8 @@
 
   - Ordering for `class extends React.Component`:
 
-  1. `constructor`
   1. optional `static` methods
+  1. `constructor`
   1. `getChildContext`
   1. `componentWillMount`
   1. `componentDidMount`