diff --git a/pandas/core/arrays/period.py b/pandas/core/arrays/period.py
index 1a6c10ee05261..09bfed93612aa 100644
--- a/pandas/core/arrays/period.py
+++ b/pandas/core/arrays/period.py
@@ -366,14 +366,6 @@ def to_timestamp(self, freq=None, how='start'):
     # --------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Array-like / EA-Interface Methods
 
-    def __repr__(self):
-        return '<{}>\n{}\nLength: {}, dtype: {}'.format(
-            self.__class__.__name__,
-            [str(s) for s in self],
-            len(self),
-            self.dtype
-        )
-
     def _formatter(self, formatter=None):
         if formatter:
             return formatter.formatter or str