diff --git a/runtime/src/jet/ByteRange.java b/runtime/src/jet/ByteRange.java
index a1c7903de23..6e991ffc41c 100644
--- a/runtime/src/jet/ByteRange.java
+++ b/runtime/src/jet/ByteRange.java
@@ -32,15 +32,7 @@ public final class ByteRange implements Range<Byte>, ByteIterable {
 
     @Override
     public String toString() {
-        if (count == 0) {
-            return "<empty range>";
-        }
-        else if (count > 0) {
-            return getStart() + ".rangeTo(" + getEnd() + ")";
-        }
-        else {
-            return getStart() + ".downTo(" + getEnd() + ")";
-        }
+        return getStart() + ".." + getEnd();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/runtime/src/jet/CharRange.java b/runtime/src/jet/CharRange.java
index 2f197d7a65a..6456e41940f 100644
--- a/runtime/src/jet/CharRange.java
+++ b/runtime/src/jet/CharRange.java
@@ -32,15 +32,7 @@ public final class CharRange implements Range<Character>, CharIterable {
 
     @Override
     public String toString() {
-        if (count == 0) {
-            return "<empty range>";
-        }
-        else if (count > 0) {
-            return getStart() + ".rangeTo(" + getEnd() + ")";
-        }
-        else {
-            return getStart() + ".downTo(" + getEnd() + ")";
-        }
+        return getStart() + ".." + getEnd();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/runtime/src/jet/DoubleRange.java b/runtime/src/jet/DoubleRange.java
index e0940e8e09e..7c83dd16a63 100644
--- a/runtime/src/jet/DoubleRange.java
+++ b/runtime/src/jet/DoubleRange.java
@@ -32,15 +32,7 @@ public final class DoubleRange implements Range<Double> {
 
     @Override
     public String toString() {
-        if (size == 0.0) {
-            return "<empty range>";
-        }
-        else if (size > 0) {
-            return getStart() + ".rangeTo(" + getEnd() + ")";
-        }
-        else {
-            return getStart() + ".downTo(" + getEnd() + ")";
-        }
+        return getStart() + ".." + getEnd();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/runtime/src/jet/FloatRange.java b/runtime/src/jet/FloatRange.java
index 02cbf9ba795..8ad8c8586fa 100644
--- a/runtime/src/jet/FloatRange.java
+++ b/runtime/src/jet/FloatRange.java
@@ -32,15 +32,7 @@ public final class FloatRange implements Range<Float> {
 
     @Override
     public String toString() {
-        if (size == 0.0) {
-            return "<empty range>";
-        }
-        else if (size > 0) {
-            return getStart() + ".rangeTo(" + getEnd() + ")";
-        }
-        else {
-            return getStart() + ".downTo(" + getEnd() + ")";
-        }
+        return getStart() + ".." + getEnd();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/runtime/src/jet/IntRange.java b/runtime/src/jet/IntRange.java
index b2626271679..cc1533d0221 100644
--- a/runtime/src/jet/IntRange.java
+++ b/runtime/src/jet/IntRange.java
@@ -32,15 +32,7 @@ public final class IntRange implements Range<Integer>, IntIterable {
 
     @Override
     public String toString() {
-        if (count == 0) {
-            return "<empty range>";
-        }
-        else if (count > 0) {
-            return getStart() + ".rangeTo(" + getEnd() + ")";
-        }
-        else {
-            return getStart() + ".downTo(" + getEnd() + ")";
-        }
+        return getStart() + ".." + getEnd();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/runtime/src/jet/LongRange.java b/runtime/src/jet/LongRange.java
index 5d0791a6bbc..c691db3a539 100644
--- a/runtime/src/jet/LongRange.java
+++ b/runtime/src/jet/LongRange.java
@@ -32,15 +32,7 @@ public final class LongRange implements Range<Long>, LongIterable {
 
     @Override
     public String toString() {
-        if (count == 0) {
-            return "<empty range>";
-        }
-        else if (count > 0) {
-            return getStart() + ".rangeTo(" + getEnd() + ")";
-        }
-        else {
-            return getStart() + ".downTo(" + getEnd() + ")";
-        }
+        return getStart() + ".." + getEnd();
     }
 
 
diff --git a/runtime/src/jet/ShortRange.java b/runtime/src/jet/ShortRange.java
index ffbda01aecd..ccf349ef9cb 100644
--- a/runtime/src/jet/ShortRange.java
+++ b/runtime/src/jet/ShortRange.java
@@ -32,15 +32,7 @@ public final class ShortRange implements Range<Short>, ShortIterable {
 
     @Override
     public String toString() {
-        if (count == 0) {
-            return "<empty range>";
-        }
-        else if (count > 0) {
-            return getStart() + ".rangeTo(" + getEnd() + ")";
-        }
-        else {
-            return getStart() + ".downTo(" + getEnd() + ")";
-        }
+        return getStart() + ".." + getEnd();
     }
 
     @Override