diff --git a/IPython/core/magics/osm.py b/IPython/core/magics/osm.py
index e7a0567..6c9da55 100644
--- a/IPython/core/magics/osm.py
+++ b/IPython/core/magics/osm.py
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ from IPython.core.magic import  (
     Magics, compress_dhist, magics_class, line_magic, cell_magic, line_cell_magic
 )
 from IPython.testing.skipdoctest import skip_doctest
-from IPython.utils.io import nlprint
 from IPython.utils.openpy import source_to_unicode
 from IPython.utils.path import unquote_filename
 from IPython.utils.process import abbrev_cwd
@@ -403,7 +402,7 @@ class OSMagics(Magics):
 
         %dhist       -> print full history\\
         %dhist n     -> print last n entries only\\
-        %dhist n1 n2 -> print entries between n1 and n2 (n1 not included)\\
+        %dhist n1 n2 -> print entries between n1 and n2 (n2 not included)\\
 
         This history is automatically maintained by the %cd command, and
         always available as the global list variable _dh. You can use %cd -<n>
@@ -425,14 +424,15 @@ class OSMagics(Magics):
                 ini,fin = max(len(dh)-(args[0]),0),len(dh)
             elif len(args) == 2:
                 ini,fin = args
+                fin = min(fin, len(dh))
             else:
                 self.arg_err(self.dhist)
                 return
         else:
             ini,fin = 0,len(dh)
-        nlprint(dh,
-                header = 'Directory history (kept in _dh)',
-                start=ini,stop=fin)
+        print 'Directory history (kept in _dh)'
+        for i in range(ini, fin):
+            print "%d: %s" % (i, dh[i])
 
     @skip_doctest
     @line_magic
diff --git a/IPython/utils/io.py b/IPython/utils/io.py
index ec00a29..90aa59f 100644
--- a/IPython/utils/io.py
+++ b/IPython/utils/io.py
@@ -242,44 +242,6 @@ def ask_yes_no(prompt,default=None):
     return answers[ans]
 
 
-class NLprinter:
-    """Print an arbitrarily nested list, indicating index numbers.
-
-    An instance of this class called nlprint is available and callable as a
-    function.
-
-    nlprint(list,indent=' ',sep=': ') -> prints indenting each level by 'indent'
-    and using 'sep' to separate the index from the value. """
-
-    def __init__(self):
-        self.depth = 0
-
-    def __call__(self,lst,pos='',**kw):
-        """Prints the nested list numbering levels."""
-        kw.setdefault('indent',' ')
-        kw.setdefault('sep',': ')
-        kw.setdefault('start',0)
-        kw.setdefault('stop',len(lst))
-        # we need to remove start and stop from kw so they don't propagate
-        # into a recursive call for a nested list.
-        start = kw['start']; del kw['start']
-        stop = kw['stop']; del kw['stop']
-        if self.depth == 0 and 'header' in kw.keys():
-            print(kw['header'])
-
-        for idx in range(start,stop):
-            elem = lst[idx]
-            newpos = pos + str(idx)
-            if type(elem)==type([]):
-                self.depth += 1
-                self.__call__(elem, newpos+",", **kw)
-                self.depth -= 1
-            else:
-                print(kw['indent']*self.depth + newpos + kw["sep"] + repr(elem))
-
-nlprint = NLprinter()
-
-
 def temp_pyfile(src, ext='.py'):
     """Make a temporary python file, return filename and filehandle.
 
diff --git a/IPython/utils/text.py b/IPython/utils/text.py
index 35ca6bc..49f159f 100644
--- a/IPython/utils/text.py
+++ b/IPython/utils/text.py
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ from string import Formatter
 from IPython.external.path import path
 from IPython.testing.skipdoctest import skip_doctest_py3, skip_doctest
 from IPython.utils import py3compat
-from IPython.utils.io import nlprint
 from IPython.utils.data import flatten
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -265,7 +264,7 @@ class SList(list):
 #         arg.hideonce = False
 #         return
 #
-#     nlprint(arg)
+#     nlprint(arg)   # This was a nested list printer, now removed.
 #
 # print_slist = result_display.when_type(SList)(print_slist)