diff --git a/infer/src/IR/Procdesc.ml b/infer/src/IR/Procdesc.ml
index 690eba396..3f68ac130 100644
--- a/infer/src/IR/Procdesc.ml
+++ b/infer/src/IR/Procdesc.ml
@@ -296,47 +296,27 @@ module Node = struct
         F.pp_print_string fmt "UnaryOperator"
 
 
-  (** Print extended instructions for the node,
-      highlighting the given subinstruction if present *)
-  let pp_instrs pe0 ~sub_instrs ~instro fmt node =
-    if sub_instrs then
-      let pe =
-        match instro with None -> pe0 | Some instr -> Pp.extend_colormap pe0 (Obj.repr instr) Red
-      in
-      let instrs = get_instrs node in
-      Instrs.pp pe fmt instrs
-    else
-      let () =
-        match get_kind node with
-        | Stmt_node s ->
-            F.fprintf fmt "statements (%a)" pp_stmt s
-        | Prune_node (_, _, descr) ->
-            F.fprintf fmt "assume %s" descr
-        | Exit_node ->
-            F.pp_print_string fmt "exit"
-        | Skip_node s ->
-            F.fprintf fmt "skip (%s)" s
-        | Start_node ->
-            F.pp_print_string fmt "start"
-        | Join_node ->
-            F.pp_print_string fmt "join"
-      in
-      F.fprintf fmt "  %a " Location.pp (get_loc node)
-
+  let pp_instrs ~highlight pe0 f node =
+    let pe =
+      match highlight with
+      | None ->
+          pe0
+      | Some instr ->
+          Pp.extend_colormap pe0 (Obj.repr instr) Red
+    in
+    Instrs.pp pe f (get_instrs node)
 
-  (** Dump extended instructions for the node *)
-  let d_instrs ~(sub_instrs : bool) (curr_instr : Sil.instr option) (node : t) =
-    L.d_pp_with_pe ~color:Pp.Green (pp_instrs ~sub_instrs ~instro:curr_instr) node
 
+  let d_instrs ~highlight (node : t) = L.d_pp_with_pe ~color:Green (pp_instrs ~highlight) node
 
   (** Return a description of the cfg node *)
   let get_description pe node =
-    let str =
+    let str_kind =
       match get_kind node with
       | Stmt_node _ ->
           "Instructions"
       | Prune_node (_, _, descr) ->
-          "Conditional" ^ " " ^ descr
+          "Conditional " ^ descr
       | Exit_node ->
           "Exit"
       | Skip_node _ ->
@@ -346,8 +326,7 @@ module Node = struct
       | Join_node ->
           "Join"
     in
-    let pp fmt = F.fprintf fmt "%s@.%a" str (pp_instrs pe ~instro:None ~sub_instrs:true) node in
-    F.asprintf "%t" pp
+    F.asprintf "%s@\n%a" str_kind (Instrs.pp pe) (get_instrs node)
 
 
   (** simple key for a node: just look at the instructions *)
diff --git a/infer/src/IR/Procdesc.mli b/infer/src/IR/Procdesc.mli
index e41060b04..1ef6d787f 100644
--- a/infer/src/IR/Procdesc.mli
+++ b/infer/src/IR/Procdesc.mli
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ module Node : sig
   val append_instrs : t -> Sil.instr list -> unit
   (** Append the instructions to the list of instructions to execute *)
 
-  val d_instrs : sub_instrs:bool -> Sil.instr option -> t -> unit
-  (** Dump extended instructions for the node *)
+  val d_instrs : highlight:Sil.instr option -> t -> unit
+  (** Dump instructions for the node, highlighting the given subinstruction if present *)
 
   val dummy : Typ.Procname.t -> t
   (** Create a dummy node *)
@@ -154,11 +154,6 @@ module Node : sig
 
   val pp_stmt : Format.formatter -> stmt_nodekind -> unit
 
-  val pp_instrs :
-    Pp.env -> sub_instrs:bool -> instro:Sil.instr option -> Format.formatter -> t -> unit
-  (** Print extended instructions for the node,
-      highlighting the given subinstruction if present *)
-
   val compute_key : t -> NodeKey.t
 end
 
diff --git a/infer/src/backend/printer.ml b/infer/src/backend/printer.ml
index 0530bd4ce..905c6bb52 100644
--- a/infer/src/backend/printer.ml
+++ b/infer/src/backend/printer.ml
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ let start_session ~pp_name node (loc : Location.t) proc_name session source =
   then
     F.fprintf !curr_html_formatter "%a<LISTING>%a</LISTING>%a" Io_infer.Html.pp_start_color
       Pp.Green
-      (Procdesc.Node.pp_instrs (Pp.html Green) ~instro:None ~sub_instrs:true)
-      node Io_infer.Html.pp_end_color () ;
+      (Instrs.pp (Pp.html Green))
+      (Procdesc.Node.get_instrs node) Io_infer.Html.pp_end_color () ;
   F.fprintf !curr_html_formatter "%a%a %t" Io_infer.Html.pp_hline ()
     (Io_infer.Html.pp_session_link source ~with_name:true [".."] ~proc_name)
     ((node_id :> int), session, loc.Location.line)
diff --git a/infer/src/biabduction/interproc.ml b/infer/src/biabduction/interproc.ml
index 9467eb7f2..7a3459a07 100644
--- a/infer/src/biabduction/interproc.ml
+++ b/infer/src/biabduction/interproc.ml
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ let forward_tabulate summary exe_env tenv proc_cfg wl =
     | None ->
         () ) ;
     L.d_strln "SIL INSTR:" ;
-    Procdesc.Node.d_instrs ~sub_instrs:true (State.get_instr ()) curr_node ;
+    Procdesc.Node.d_instrs ~highlight:(State.get_instr ()) curr_node ;
     L.d_ln () ;
     Reporting.log_issue_deprecated_using_state Exceptions.Error pname exn ;
     State.mark_instr_fail exn
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ let forward_tabulate summary exe_env tenv proc_cfg wl =
     L.d_increase_indent () ;
     Propset.d Prop.prop_emp (Paths.PathSet.to_propset tenv pathset_todo) ;
     L.d_strln ".... Instructions: ...." ;
-    Procdesc.Node.d_instrs ~sub_instrs:true (State.get_instr ()) curr_node ;
+    Procdesc.Node.d_instrs ~highlight:(State.get_instr ()) curr_node ;
     L.d_ln () ;
     L.d_ln ()
   in