diff --git a/github/github.go b/github/github.go
index 49bb74bf1c2..deb3c163445 100644
--- a/github/github.go
+++ b/github/github.go
@@ -88,10 +88,8 @@ const (
 
 // A Client manages communication with the GitHub API.
 type Client struct {
-	// HTTP client used to communicate with the API.
-	client *http.Client
-	// clientMu protects the client during calls that modify the CheckRedirect func.
-	clientMu sync.Mutex
+	clientMu sync.Mutex   // clientMu protects the client during calls that modify the CheckRedirect func.
+	client   *http.Client // HTTP client used to communicate with the API.
 
 	// Base URL for API requests.  Defaults to the public GitHub API, but can be
 	// set to a domain endpoint to use with GitHub Enterprise.  BaseURL should