diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes/Bounds.js b/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes/Bounds.js
index 32493f85c9..0a739f1cc3 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes/Bounds.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes/Bounds.js
@@ -121,11 +121,9 @@ OpenLayers.Bounds = OpenLayers.Class({
      * 
      * Returns:
      * {String} String representation of bounds object. 
-     *          (ex.<i>"left-bottom=(5,42) right-top=(10,45)"</i>)
      */
     toString:function() {
-        return ( "left-bottom=(" + this.left + "," + this.bottom + ")"
-                 + " right-top=(" + this.right + "," + this.top + ")" );
+        return [this.left, this.bottom, this.right, this.top].join(",");
     },
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/BaseTypes/Bounds.html b/tests/BaseTypes/Bounds.html
index abbba01b61..f5620af87b 100644
--- a/tests/BaseTypes/Bounds.html
+++ b/tests/BaseTypes/Bounds.html
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
     function test_Bounds_toString(t) {
         t.plan( 1 );
         bounds = new OpenLayers.Bounds(1,2,3,4);
-        t.eq( bounds.toString(), "left-bottom=(1,2) right-top=(3,4)", "toString() returns correct value." ); 
+        t.eq( bounds.toString(), "1,2,3,4", "toString() returns correct value." ); 
     }
     function test_Bounds_toArray(t) {
         t.plan( 1 );