diff --git a/pywb/framework/archivalrouter.py b/pywb/framework/archivalrouter.py
index 43365abe..d0af5413 100644
--- a/pywb/framework/archivalrouter.py
+++ b/pywb/framework/archivalrouter.py
@@ -75,13 +75,10 @@ class ArchivalRouter(object):
         return wbrequest
 
     def render_home_page(self, env):
-        # render the homepage!
         if self.home_view:
             return self.home_view.render_response(env=env, routes=self.routes)
         else:
-            # default home page template
-            text = '\n'.join(map(str, self.routes))
-            return WbResponse.text_response(text)
+            return WbResponse.text_response('No Home Page')
 
 
 #=================================================================
@@ -129,10 +126,6 @@ class Route(object):
     def _custom_init(self, config):
         self.filters = config.get('filters', [])
 
-    def __str__(self):
-        #return '* ' + self.regex_str + ' => ' + str(self.handler)
-        return str(self.handler)
-
 
 #=================================================================
 # ReferRedirect -- redirect urls that have 'fallen through'
diff --git a/pywb/webapp/cdx_api_handler.py b/pywb/webapp/cdx_api_handler.py
index 33184a97..44f5da1d 100644
--- a/pywb/webapp/cdx_api_handler.py
+++ b/pywb/webapp/cdx_api_handler.py
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ class CDXAPIHandler(BaseHandler):
 
         return WbResponse.text_stream(cdx_iter)
 
-    def __str__(self):
-        return 'CDX Index Handler'
-
     @staticmethod
     def extract_params_from_wsgi_env(env):
         """ utility function to extract params and create a CDXQuery
diff --git a/pywb/webapp/handlers.py b/pywb/webapp/handlers.py
index a8e72118..c00214bc 100644
--- a/pywb/webapp/handlers.py
+++ b/pywb/webapp/handlers.py
@@ -169,9 +169,6 @@ class WBHandler(SearchPageWbUrlHandler):
                                                        env=wbrequest.env,
                                                        url=wbrequest.wb_url.url)
 
-    def __str__(self):
-        return 'Web Archive Replay Handler'
-
 
 #=================================================================
 # Static Content Handler
@@ -217,9 +214,6 @@ class StaticHandler(BaseHandler):
             raise NotFoundException('Static File Not Found: ' +
                                     wbrequest.wb_url_str)
 
-    def __str__(self):  # pragma: no cover
-        return 'Static files from ' + self.static_path
-
 
 #=================================================================
 # Debug Handlers
diff --git a/pywb/webapp/live_rewrite_handler.py b/pywb/webapp/live_rewrite_handler.py
index f5e6f30e..9ce79786 100644
--- a/pywb/webapp/live_rewrite_handler.py
+++ b/pywb/webapp/live_rewrite_handler.py
@@ -246,9 +246,6 @@ class RewriteHandler(SearchPageWbUrlHandler):
 
         return WbResponse.text_response(metadata, content_type=content_type)
 
-    def __str__(self):
-        return 'Live Web Rewrite Handler'
-
 
 #=================================================================
 class YoutubeDLWrapper(object):