diff --git a/src/main/java/com/samskivert/util/StringUtil.java b/src/main/java/com/samskivert/util/StringUtil.java
index b08c70f4..88188694 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/samskivert/util/StringUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/samskivert/util/StringUtil.java
@@ -531,9 +531,6 @@ public class StringUtil
             }
             buf.append(closeBox);
 
-        } else if (val instanceof Collection<?>) {
-            buf.append(val); // Collections should have reasonable toStrings
-
         } else if (val instanceof Iterable<?>) {
             toString(buf, ((Iterable<?>)val).iterator(), openBox, closeBox);