diff --git a/pprint/src-3/TPrintImpl.scala b/pprint/src-3/TPrintImpl.scala
index 54b7524..f7f9d28 100644
--- a/pprint/src-3/TPrintImpl.scala
+++ b/pprint/src-3/TPrintImpl.scala
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ object TPrintLowPri{
     }
 
     def printSymString(s: String) =
-      if (s.toString.startsWith("_$")) "_"
-      else s.toString.stripSuffix(".type")
+      if (s.startsWith("_$")) "_"
+      else s.stripSuffix(".type")
 
     def printBounds(lo: TypeRepr, hi: TypeRepr): fansi.Str = {
       val loTree =