diff --git a/generators/src/org/jetbrains/jet/generators/runtime/ranges.kt b/generators/src/org/jetbrains/jet/generators/runtime/ranges.kt
index a85754e2cdf..86d51cd6fc0 100644
--- a/generators/src/org/jetbrains/jet/generators/runtime/ranges.kt
+++ b/generators/src/org/jetbrains/jet/generators/runtime/ranges.kt
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ class GenerateRanges(val out: PrintWriter) {
 
     fun hashCode()$hashCode
 
-    fun toString() = "${"\$start..\$end"}"
-
     class object {
         public val EMPTY: $range = $range($emptyBounds)
     }
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/Ranges.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/Ranges.kt
index c8bcb93f2ea..6ee4e41b93b 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/Ranges.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/Ranges.kt
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ public data class ComparableRange<T: Comparable<T>> (
     public override fun contains(item: T): Boolean {
         return start <= item && item <= end
     }
-
-    public fun toString(): String {
-        return "$start..$end"
-    }
 }
 
 public fun <T: Comparable<T>> T.rangeTo(that: T): ComparableRange<T> {
diff --git a/runtime/kt/Range.kt b/runtime/kt/Range.kt
index 94b314ed103..b1d4907c6e1 100644
--- a/runtime/kt/Range.kt
+++ b/runtime/kt/Range.kt
@@ -22,4 +22,6 @@ public trait Range<in T : Comparable<T>> {
     public val end: T
 
     public fun contains(item: T): Boolean
+
+    public fun toString(): String = "$start..$end"
 }
diff --git a/runtime/kt/Ranges.kt b/runtime/kt/Ranges.kt
index b11aa515a84..b45b52ca43e 100644
--- a/runtime/kt/Ranges.kt
+++ b/runtime/kt/Ranges.kt
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ public class ByteRange(public override val start: Byte, public override val end:
 
     fun hashCode() = 31 * start.toInt() + end
 
-    fun toString() = "$start..$end"
-
     class object {
         public val EMPTY: ByteRange = ByteRange(1, 0)
     }
@@ -35,8 +33,6 @@ public class CharRange(public override val start: Char, public override val end:
 
     fun hashCode() = 31 * start.toInt() + end
 
-    fun toString() = "$start..$end"
-
     class object {
         public val EMPTY: CharRange = CharRange(1.toChar(), 0.toChar())
     }
@@ -55,8 +51,6 @@ public class ShortRange(public override val start: Short, public override val en
 
     fun hashCode() = 31 * start.toInt() + end
 
-    fun toString() = "$start..$end"
-
     class object {
         public val EMPTY: ShortRange = ShortRange(1, 0)
     }
@@ -75,8 +69,6 @@ public class IntRange(public override val start: Int, public override val end: I
 
     fun hashCode() = 31 * start + end
 
-    fun toString() = "$start..$end"
-
     class object {
         public val EMPTY: IntRange = IntRange(1, 0)
     }
@@ -95,8 +87,6 @@ public class LongRange(public override val start: Long, public override val end:
 
     fun hashCode() = (31 * (start xor (start ushr 32)) + (end xor (end ushr 32))).toInt()
 
-    fun toString() = "$start..$end"
-
     class object {
         public val EMPTY: LongRange = LongRange(1, 0)
     }
@@ -115,8 +105,6 @@ public class FloatRange(public override val start: Float, public override val en
 
     fun hashCode() = 31 * java.lang.Float.floatToIntBits(start) + java.lang.Float.floatToIntBits(end)
 
-    fun toString() = "$start..$end"
-
     class object {
         public val EMPTY: FloatRange = FloatRange(1.0f, 0.0f)
     }
@@ -140,8 +128,6 @@ public class DoubleRange(public override val start: Double, public override val
         return (31 * result + (temp xor (temp ushr 32))).toInt()
     }
 
-    fun toString() = "$start..$end"
-
     class object {
         public val EMPTY: DoubleRange = DoubleRange(1.0, 0.0)
     }