diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server.py b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server.py
index 1055a0553..46678466d 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server.py
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ class ApiServer(RPC):
         thread = threading.Thread(target=self.run, daemon=True)
         thread.start()
 
+    def cleanup(self) -> None:
+        pass
+
+    def send_msg(self, msg: Dict[str, str]) -> None:
+        pass
+
     def register_rest_other(self):
         """
         Registers flask app URLs that are not calls to functionality in rpc.rpc.
@@ -84,12 +90,6 @@ class ApiServer(RPC):
         except Exception:
             logger.exception("Api server failed to start, exception message is:")
 
-    def cleanup(self) -> None:
-        pass
-
-    def send_msg(self, msg: Dict[str, str]) -> None:
-        pass
-
     """
     Define the application methods here, called by app.add_url_rule
     each Telegram command should have a like local substitute