diff --git a/caikit/core/data_model/dataobject.py b/caikit/core/data_model/dataobject.py
index b6aa997..bcd4ea7 100644
--- a/caikit/core/data_model/dataobject.py
+++ b/caikit/core/data_model/dataobject.py
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ def dataobject(*args, **kwargs) -> Callable[[_DataObjectBaseT], _DataObjectBaseT
             if _has_dataclass_init(cls):
                 log.debug3("Resetting default dataclass init")
                 delattr(cls, "__init__")
-            cls = dataclasses.dataclass(cls)
+            cls = dataclasses.dataclass(cls, repr=False)
             setattr(cls, _USER_DEFINED_DEFAULTS, user_defined_defaults)
 
         descriptor = _dataobject_to_proto(dataclass_=cls, **kwargs)