diff --git a/tools/ahat/README.txt b/tools/ahat/README.txt
index 133426f..3049871 100644
--- a/tools/ahat/README.txt
+++ b/tools/ahat/README.txt
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@
  * Instance.isRoot and Instance.getRootTypes.
 
 Release History:
+ 1.2 Pending
+   Simplify presentation of sample path from gc root.
+
  1.1 Feb 21, 2017
    Show java.lang.ref.Reference referents as "unreachable" instead of null.
 
diff --git a/tools/ahat/src/ObjectHandler.java b/tools/ahat/src/ObjectHandler.java
index 2e0ae6e..b1d7904 100644
--- a/tools/ahat/src/ObjectHandler.java
+++ b/tools/ahat/src/ObjectHandler.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 import com.android.ahat.heapdump.AhatArrayInstance;
 import com.android.ahat.heapdump.AhatClassInstance;
 import com.android.ahat.heapdump.AhatClassObj;
-import com.android.ahat.heapdump.AhatHeap;
 import com.android.ahat.heapdump.AhatInstance;
 import com.android.ahat.heapdump.AhatSnapshot;
 import com.android.ahat.heapdump.Diff;
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@
 import com.android.ahat.heapdump.Value;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Collection;
-import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Objects;
 
@@ -249,47 +247,16 @@
   private void printGcRootPath(Doc doc, Query query, AhatInstance inst) {
     doc.section("Sample Path from GC Root");
     List<PathElement> path = inst.getPathFromGcRoot();
-
-    // Add a dummy PathElement as a marker for the root.
-    final PathElement root = new PathElement(null, null);
-    path.add(0, root);
-
-    HeapTable.TableConfig<PathElement> table = new HeapTable.TableConfig<PathElement>() {
-      public String getHeapsDescription() {
-        return "Bytes Retained by Heap (Dominators Only)";
-      }
-
-      public long getSize(PathElement element, AhatHeap heap) {
-        if (element == root) {
-          return heap.getSize();
-        }
-        if (element.isDominator) {
-          return element.instance.getRetainedSize(heap);
-        }
-        return 0;
-      }
-
-      public List<HeapTable.ValueConfig<PathElement>> getValueConfigs() {
-        HeapTable.ValueConfig<PathElement> value = new HeapTable.ValueConfig<PathElement>() {
-          public String getDescription() {
-            return "Path Element";
-          }
-
-          public DocString render(PathElement element) {
-            if (element == root) {
-              return DocString.link(DocString.uri("rooted"), DocString.text("ROOT"));
-            } else {
-              DocString label = DocString.text("→ ");
-              label.append(Summarizer.summarize(element.instance));
-              label.append(element.field);
-              return label;
-            }
-          }
-        };
-        return Collections.singletonList(value);
-      }
+    doc.table(new Column(""), new Column("Path Element"));
+    doc.row(DocString.text("(rooted)"),
+        DocString.link(DocString.uri("root"), DocString.text("ROOT")));
+    for (PathElement element : path) {
+      DocString label = DocString.text("→ ");
+      label.append(Summarizer.summarize(element.instance));
+      label.append(element.field);
+      doc.row(DocString.text(element.isDominator ? "(dominator)" : ""), label);
     };
-    HeapTable.render(doc, query, DOMINATOR_PATH_ID, table, mSnapshot, path);
+    doc.end();
   }
 
   public void printDominatedObjects(Doc doc, Query query, AhatInstance inst) {