diff --git a/buffer/src/main/java/io/netty/buffer/AbstractByteBufAllocator.java b/buffer/src/main/java/io/netty/buffer/AbstractByteBufAllocator.java
index 7b6df90aa3..b4c1d62444 100644
--- a/buffer/src/main/java/io/netty/buffer/AbstractByteBufAllocator.java
+++ b/buffer/src/main/java/io/netty/buffer/AbstractByteBufAllocator.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package io.netty.buffer;
 
 import io.netty.util.internal.PlatformDependent;
+import io.netty.util.internal.StringUtil;
 
 /**
  * Skeletal {@link ByteBufAllocator} implementation to extend.
@@ -188,4 +189,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractByteBufAllocator implements ByteBufAllocator {
      * Create a direct {@link ByteBuf} with the given initialCapacity and maxCapacity.
      */
     protected abstract ByteBuf newDirectBuffer(int initialCapacity, int maxCapacity);
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return StringUtil.simpleClassName(this) + "(directByDefault: " + directByDefault + ')';
+    }
 }
diff --git a/buffer/src/main/java/io/netty/buffer/PooledByteBufAllocator.java b/buffer/src/main/java/io/netty/buffer/PooledByteBufAllocator.java
index ab5d14dd8b..6cb10310c3 100644
--- a/buffer/src/main/java/io/netty/buffer/PooledByteBufAllocator.java
+++ b/buffer/src/main/java/io/netty/buffer/PooledByteBufAllocator.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 package io.netty.buffer;
 
 import io.netty.util.internal.PlatformDependent;
-import io.netty.util.internal.StringUtil;
 import io.netty.util.internal.SystemPropertyUtil;
 import io.netty.util.internal.logging.InternalLogger;
 import io.netty.util.internal.logging.InternalLoggerFactory;
@@ -245,20 +244,22 @@ public class PooledByteBufAllocator extends AbstractByteBufAllocator {
         return directArenas != null;
     }
 
-    public String toString() {
-        StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder();
-        buf.append(heapArenas.length);
-        buf.append(" heap arena(s):");
-        buf.append(StringUtil.NEWLINE);
-        for (PoolArena<byte[]> a: heapArenas) {
-            buf.append(a);
-        }
-        buf.append(directArenas.length);
-        buf.append(" direct arena(s):");
-        buf.append(StringUtil.NEWLINE);
-        for (PoolArena<ByteBuffer> a: directArenas) {
-            buf.append(a);
-        }
-        return buf.toString();
-    }
+//    Too noisy at the moment.
+//
+//    public String toString() {
+//        StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder();
+//        buf.append(heapArenas.length);
+//        buf.append(" heap arena(s):");
+//        buf.append(StringUtil.NEWLINE);
+//        for (PoolArena<byte[]> a: heapArenas) {
+//            buf.append(a);
+//        }
+//        buf.append(directArenas.length);
+//        buf.append(" direct arena(s):");
+//        buf.append(StringUtil.NEWLINE);
+//        for (PoolArena<ByteBuffer> a: directArenas) {
+//            buf.append(a);
+//        }
+//        return buf.toString();
+//    }
 }