diff --git a/src/decoding.rs b/src/decoding.rs
index c8ea4e4..d0d3497 100644
--- a/src/decoding.rs
+++ b/src/decoding.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,25 @@ impl<'a> DecodingKey<'a> {
         }
     }
 
+    /// If you're using HMAC with a base64 encoded, use this.
+    pub fn from_base64_secret(secret: &str) -> Result<Self> {
+        let out = base64::decode(&secret)?;
+        Ok(DecodingKey {
+            family: AlgorithmFamily::Hmac,
+            kind: DecodingKeyKind::SecretOrDer(Cow::Owned(out)),
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// If you are loading a public RSA key in a PEM format, use this.
+    pub fn from_rsa_pem(key: &'a [u8]) -> Result<Self> {
+        let pem_key = PemEncodedKey::new(key)?;
+        let content = pem_key.as_rsa_key()?;
+        Ok(DecodingKey {
+            family: AlgorithmFamily::Rsa,
+            kind: DecodingKeyKind::SecretOrDer(Cow::Owned(content.to_vec())),
+        })
+    }
+
     /// If you have (n, e) RSA public key components, use this.
     pub fn from_rsa_components(modulus: &'a str, exponent: &'a str) -> Self {
         DecodingKey {
@@ -65,6 +84,16 @@ impl<'a> DecodingKey<'a> {
         }
     }
 
+    /// If you have a ECDSA public key in PEM format, use this.
+    pub fn from_ec_pem(key: &'a [u8]) -> Result<Self> {
+        let pem_key = PemEncodedKey::new(key)?;
+        let content = pem_key.as_ec_public_key()?;
+        Ok(DecodingKey {
+            family: AlgorithmFamily::Ec,
+            kind: DecodingKeyKind::SecretOrDer(Cow::Owned(content.to_vec())),
+        })
+    }
+
     /// If you know what you're doing and have a RSA DER encoded public key, use this.
     pub fn from_rsa_der(der: &'a [u8]) -> Self {
         DecodingKey {
@@ -102,37 +131,6 @@ impl<'a> DecodingKey<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-impl DecodingKey<'static> {
-    /// If you're using HMAC with a base64 encoded, use this.
-    pub fn from_base64_secret(secret: &str) -> Result<Self> {
-        let out = base64::decode(&secret)?;
-        Ok(DecodingKey {
-            family: AlgorithmFamily::Hmac,
-            kind: DecodingKeyKind::SecretOrDer(Cow::Owned(out)),
-        })
-    }
-
-    /// If you are loading a public RSA key in a PEM format, use this.
-    pub fn from_rsa_pem(key: &[u8]) -> Result<Self> {
-        let pem_key = PemEncodedKey::new(key)?;
-        let content = pem_key.as_rsa_key()?;
-        Ok(DecodingKey {
-            family: AlgorithmFamily::Rsa,
-            kind: DecodingKeyKind::SecretOrDer(Cow::Owned(content.to_vec())),
-        })
-    }
-
-    /// If you have a ECDSA public key in PEM format, use this.
-    pub fn from_ec_pem(key: &[u8]) -> Result<Self> {
-        let pem_key = PemEncodedKey::new(key)?;
-        let content = pem_key.as_ec_public_key()?;
-        Ok(DecodingKey {
-            family: AlgorithmFamily::Ec,
-            kind: DecodingKeyKind::SecretOrDer(Cow::Owned(content.to_vec())),
-        })
-    }
-}
-
 /// Decode and validate a JWT
 ///
 /// If the token or its signature is invalid or the claims fail validation, it will return an error.