diff --git a/datascience/tables.py b/datascience/tables.py
index 8eb612345..38c2abe51 100644
--- a/datascience/tables.py
+++ b/datascience/tables.py
@@ -889,15 +889,11 @@ def bin(self, **vargs):
     # Exporting / Displaying #
     ##########################
 
-    def __repr__(self):
-        return '<{0}({1} cols, {2} rows): | {3} |>'.format(
-            type(self).__name__,
-            len(self),self.num_rows,
-            " | ".join(map(str, self.column_labels)))
-
     def __str__(self):
         return self.as_text(self.max_str_rows)
 
+    __repr__ = __str__
+
     def _repr_html_(self):
         return self.as_html(self.max_str_rows)