diff --git a/src/java/com/samskivert/util/BaseArrayList.java b/src/java/com/samskivert/util/BaseArrayList.java
index 38a265f2..5c14cae0 100644
--- a/src/java/com/samskivert/util/BaseArrayList.java
+++ b/src/java/com/samskivert/util/BaseArrayList.java
@@ -183,10 +183,4 @@ public abstract class BaseArrayList<T> extends AbstractList<T>
 
     /** The number of elements in our list. */
     protected int _size;
-
-    /** Change this if the fields or inheritance hierarchy ever changes
-     * (which is extremely unlikely). We override this because I'm tired
-     * of serialized crap not working depending on whether I compiled with
-     * jikes or javac. */
-    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1;
 }
diff --git a/src/java/com/samskivert/util/ComparableArrayList.java b/src/java/com/samskivert/util/ComparableArrayList.java
index 6f42dea4..c266b10c 100644
--- a/src/java/com/samskivert/util/ComparableArrayList.java
+++ b/src/java/com/samskivert/util/ComparableArrayList.java
@@ -96,4 +96,10 @@ public class ComparableArrayList<T extends Comparable<? super T>>
             return o1.compareTo(o2); // null-free
         }
     };
+
+    /** Change this if the fields or inheritance hierarchy ever changes
+     * (which is extremely unlikely). We override this because I'm tired
+     * of serialized crap not working depending on whether I compiled with
+     * jikes or javac. */
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1;
 }
diff --git a/src/java/com/samskivert/util/SortableArrayList.java b/src/java/com/samskivert/util/SortableArrayList.java
index 41a71e41..b427abe8 100644
--- a/src/java/com/samskivert/util/SortableArrayList.java
+++ b/src/java/com/samskivert/util/SortableArrayList.java
@@ -78,4 +78,10 @@ public class SortableArrayList<T> extends BaseArrayList<T>
     {
         return ArrayUtil.binarySearch(_elements, 0, _size, key, comp);
     }
+
+    /** Change this if the fields or inheritance hierarchy ever changes
+     * (which is extremely unlikely). We override this because I'm tired
+     * of serialized crap not working depending on whether I compiled with
+     * jikes or javac. */
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1;
 }