diff --git a/lib/class.js b/lib/class.js
index a081056..08f6a84 100644
--- a/lib/class.js
+++ b/lib/class.js
@@ -635,11 +635,11 @@ var extend = ( function( extending )
                         || ( ( cname )
                             ? function()
                             {
-                                return '[object #<' + cname + '>]';
+                                return '#<' + cname + '>';
                             }
                             : function()
                             {
-                                return '[object #<anonymous>]';
+                                return '#<anonymous>';
                             }
                         )
                     ;
@@ -648,8 +648,8 @@ var extend = ( function( extending )
 
             // provide a more intuitive string representation
             __self.toString = ( cname )
-                ? function() { return '[object Class <' + cname + '>]'; }
-                : function() { return '[object Class]'; }
+                ? function() { return cname; }
+                : function() { return '(Class)'; }
             ;
 
             return __self;
@@ -671,11 +671,11 @@ var extend = ( function( extending )
             __abstract_self.toString = ( cname )
                 ? function()
                 {
-                    return '[object AbstractClass <' + cname + '>]';
+                    return cname;
                 }
                 : function()
                 {
-                    return '[object AbstractClass]';
+                    return '(AbstractClass)';
                 }
             ;
 
diff --git a/test/test-class-name.js b/test/test-class-name.js
index c5f00d7..fbb40c3 100644
--- a/test/test-class-name.js
+++ b/test/test-class-name.js
@@ -122,14 +122,14 @@ var common = require( './common' ),
     // concrete
     assert.equal(
         Class( {} ).toString(),
-        '[object Class]',
+        '(Class)',
         "Converting anonymous class to string yields class string"
     );
 
     // abstract
     assert.equal(
         Class( { 'abstract foo': [] } ).toString(),
-        '[object AbstractClass]',
+        '(AbstractClass)',
         "Converting abstract anonymous class to string yields class string"
     );
 } )();
@@ -146,14 +146,14 @@ var common = require( './common' ),
     // concrete
     assert.equal(
         Class( name, {} ).toString(),
-        '[object Class <' + name + '>]',
+        name,
         "Converting named class to string yields string with name of class"
     );
 
     // abstract
     assert.equal(
         Class( name, { 'abstract foo': [] } ).toString(),
-        '[object AbstractClass <' + name + '>]',
+        name,
         "Converting abstract named class to string yields string with name " +
             "of class"
     );
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ var common = require( './common' ),
     // anonymous
     assert.equal(
         anon.toString(),
-        '[object #<anonymous>]',
+        '#<anonymous>',
         "Converting anonymous class instance to string yields string " +
             "indiciating that the class is anonymous"
     );
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ var common = require( './common' ),
     // named
     assert.equal(
         named.toString(),
-        '[object #<' + name + '>]',
+        '#<' + name + '>',
         "Converting named class instance to string yields string with name " +
             "of class"
     );
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ var common = require( './common' ),
     // was the name set?
     assert.equal(
         named.toString(),
-        '[object Class <' + name + '>]',
+        name,
         "Name is set on named clas via staging method"
     );
 
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ var common = require( './common' ),
 
     assert.equal(
         namedi.toString(),
-        '[object Class <' + name + '>]',
+        name,
         "Name is set on named class via staging method when implementing"
     );
 } )();