diff --git a/doc/devel/development_setup.rst b/doc/devel/development_setup.rst
index d69ca18f7c37..81939e2474dc 100644
--- a/doc/devel/development_setup.rst
+++ b/doc/devel/development_setup.rst
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ The simplest way to do this is to use either Python's virtual environment
Remember to activate the environment whenever you start working on Matplotlib.
+Install additional development dependencies
+===========================================
+See :ref:`development-dependencies`.
+
Install Matplotlib in editable mode
===================================
Install Matplotlib in editable mode from the :file:`matplotlib` directory
@@ -101,10 +105,6 @@ true for ``*.py`` files. If you change the C-extension source (which might
also happen if you change branches) you will have to re-run
``python -m pip install -ve .``
-Install additional development dependencies
-===========================================
-See :ref:`development-dependencies`.
-
Install pre-commit hooks (optional)
===================================
`pre-commit
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