diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes.js b/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes.js
index edcf84db3a..695ac9d034 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ OpenLayers.Class = {
             // 
             // to be revisited in 3.0
             // 
-            if (arguments[i].toString) {
+            if (arguments[i].hasOwnProperty('toString')) {
                 proto.toString = arguments[i].toString;
             }
         }
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/Collection.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/Collection.js
index e932b03221..cc579cca5c 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/Collection.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/Collection.js
@@ -46,6 +46,15 @@ OpenLayers.Geometry.Collection.prototype =
         this.components = null;
     },
 
+    /**
+     * @returns The coordinates components as a string
+     * @type String
+     */
+    toString: function() {
+        return this.components.toString();
+    },
+    
+
     /**
      * @returns An exact clone of this collection
      * @type OpenLayers.Geometry.Collection
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/LineString.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/LineString.js
index 43aaf03257..ae7910ec69 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/LineString.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/LineString.js
@@ -24,14 +24,6 @@ OpenLayers.Geometry.LineString.prototype =
     	                                                          arguments);        
     },
 
-    /**
-     * @returns The coordinates components as a string
-     * @type String
-     */
-    toString: function() {
-        return this.components.toString();
-    },
-    
     /**
      * @returns An exact clone of this OpenLayers.Feature
      * @type OpenLayers.Feature
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/LinearRing.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/LinearRing.js
index 78aec0620d..e8a2f58d55 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/LinearRing.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/LinearRing.js
@@ -108,15 +108,6 @@ OpenLayers.Geometry.LinearRing.prototype =
         return area;
     },
 
-
-    /**
-     * @returns The coordinates components as a string
-     * @type String
-     */
-    toString: function() {
-        return this.components.toString();
-    },
-
     /** @final @type String */
     CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Geometry.LinearRing"
 });