diff --git a/tools/profiler/TableTicker.cpp b/tools/profiler/TableTicker.cpp
index 102722245cc..fdec54b17fa 100644
--- a/tools/profiler/TableTicker.cpp
+++ b/tools/profiler/TableTicker.cpp
@@ -38,13 +38,15 @@
 
 #include <string>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <sstream>
 #include "sps_sampler.h"
 #include "platform.h"
 #include "nsXULAppAPI.h"
 #include "nsThreadUtils.h"
 #include "prenv.h"
 #include "shared-libraries.h"
-#include "mozilla/StringBuilder.h"
 #include "mozilla/StackWalk.h"
 #include "JSObjectBuilder.h"
 
@@ -147,7 +149,7 @@ public:
     , mTagName(aTagName)
   { }
 
-  string TagToString(ThreadProfile *profile);
+  friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& stream, const ProfileEntry& entry);
 
 private:
   friend class ThreadProfile;
@@ -258,14 +260,7 @@ public:
     mWritePos = mLastFlushPos;
   }
 
-  void ToString(StringBuilder &profile)
-  {
-    int readPos = mReadPos;
-    while (readPos != mLastFlushPos) {
-      profile.Append(mEntries[readPos].TagToString(this).c_str());
-      readPos = (readPos + 1) % mEntrySize;
-    }
-  }
+  friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& stream, const Profile& profile);
 
   JSObject *ToJSObject(JSContext *aCx)
   {
@@ -309,16 +304,6 @@ public:
     return profile;
   }
 
-  void WriteProfile(FILE* stream)
-  {
-    int readPos = mReadPos;
-    while (readPos != mLastFlushPos) {
-      string tag = mEntries[readPos].TagToString(this);
-      fwrite(tag.data(), 1, tag.length(), stream);
-      readPos = (readPos + 1) % mEntrySize;
-    }
-  }
-
   ProfileStack* GetStack()
   {
     return mStack;
@@ -431,10 +416,11 @@ public:
     }
 #endif
 
-    FILE* stream = ::fopen(buff, "w");
-    if (stream) {
-      t->GetPrimaryThreadProfile()->WriteProfile(stream);
-      ::fclose(stream);
+    std::ofstream stream;
+    stream.open(buff);
+    if (stream.is_open()) {
+      stream << *(t->GetPrimaryThreadProfile());
+      stream.close();
       LOG("Saved to " FOLDER "profile_TYPE_PID.txt");
     } else {
       LOG("Fail to open profile log file.");
@@ -675,31 +661,32 @@ void TableTicker::Tick(TickSample* sample)
   }
 }
 
-string ProfileEntry::TagToString(ThreadProfile *profile)
+std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& stream, const Profile& profile)
 {
-  string tag = "";
-  if (mTagName == 'r') {
-    char buff[50];
-    snprintf(buff, 50, "%-40f", mTagFloat);
-    tag += string(1, mTagName) + string("-") + string(buff) + string("\n");
-  } else if (mTagName == 'l') {
-    char tagBuff[1024];
-    Address pc = mTagAddress;
-    snprintf(tagBuff, 1024, "l-%p\n", pc);
-    tag += string(tagBuff);
+  int readPos = profile.mReadPos;
+  while (readPos != profile.mLastFlushPos) {
+    stream << profile.mEntries[readPos];
+    readPos = (readPos + 1) % profile.mEntrySize;
+  }
+  return stream;
+}
+
+std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& stream, const ProfileEntry& entry)
+{
+  if (entry.mTagName == 'r') {
+    stream << entry.mTagName << "-" << std::fixed << entry.mTagFloat << "\n";
+  } else if (entry.mTagName == 'l') {
+    stream << entry.mTagName << "-" << static_cast<const void*>(entry.mTagData) << "\n";
   } else {
-    tag += string(1, mTagName) + string("-") + string(mTagData) + string("\n");
+    stream << entry.mTagName << "-" << entry.mTagData << "\n";
   }
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_SPS_LEAF_DATA
-  if (mLeafAddress) {
-    char tagBuff[1024];
-    unsigned long pc = (unsigned long)mLeafAddress;
-    snprintf(tagBuff, 1024, "l-%llu\n", pc);
-    tag += string(tagBuff);
+  if (entry.mLeafAddress) {
+    stream << entry.mTagName << "-" << entry.mLeafAddress << "\n";
   }
 #endif
-  return tag;
+  return stream;
 }
 
 void mozilla_sampler_init()
@@ -767,11 +754,12 @@ char* mozilla_sampler_get_profile()
     return NULL;
   }
 
-  StringBuilder profile;
-  t->GetPrimaryThreadProfile()->ToString(profile);
+  std::stringstream profile;
+  profile << *(t->GetPrimaryThreadProfile());
 
-  char *rtn = (char*)malloc( (profile.Length()+1) * sizeof(char) );
-  strcpy(rtn, profile.Buffer());
+  std::string profileString = profile.str();
+  char *rtn = (char*)malloc( (profileString.length() + 1) * sizeof(char) );
+  strcpy(rtn, profileString.c_str());
   return rtn;
 }