diff --git a/doc/developer-notes.md b/doc/developer-notes.md
--- a/doc/developer-notes.md
+++ b/doc/developer-notes.md
@@ -215,6 +215,21 @@
 CXXFLAGS="-DDEBUG_LOCKORDER -g") inserts run-time checks to keep track of which locks
 are held, and adds warnings to the debug.log file if inconsistencies are detected.
 
+**Valgrind suppressions file**
+
+Valgrind is a programming tool for memory debugging, memory leak detection, and
+profiling. The repo contains a Valgrind suppressions file
+([`valgrind.supp`](contrib/valgrind.supp))
+which includes known Valgrind warnings in our dependencies that cannot be fixed
+in-tree. Example use:
+
+```shell
+$ valgrind --suppressions=contrib/valgrind.supp src/test/test_bitcoin
+$ valgrind --suppressions=contrib/valgrind.supp --leak-check=full \
+      --show-leak-kinds=all src/test/test_bitcoin --log_level=test_suite
+$ valgrind -v --leak-check=full src/bitcoind -printtoconsole
+```
+
 **compiling for test coverage**
 
 LCOV can be used to generate a test coverage report based upon `make check`
@@ -231,21 +246,6 @@
 # A coverage report will now be accessible at `./test_bitcoin.coverage/index.html`.
 ```
 
-**Valgrind suppressions file**
-
-Valgrind is a programming tool for memory debugging, memory leak detection, and
-profiling. The repo contains a Valgrind suppressions file
-([`valgrind.supp`](contrib/valgrind.supp))
-which includes known Valgrind warnings in our dependencies that cannot be fixed
-in-tree. Example use:
-
-```shell
-$ valgrind --suppressions=contrib/valgrind.supp src/test/test_bitcoin
-$ valgrind --suppressions=contrib/valgrind.supp --leak-check=full \
-      --show-leak-kinds=all src/test/test_bitcoin --log_level=test_suite
-$ valgrind -v --leak-check=full src/bitcoind -printtoconsole
-```
-
 **Sanitizers**
 
 Bitcoin ABC can be compiled with various "sanitizers" enabled, which add