diff --git a/xdsl/dialects/stream.py b/xdsl/dialects/stream.py
index 8486b303cd..e95e051fc8 100644
--- a/xdsl/dialects/stream.py
+++ b/xdsl/dialects/stream.py
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 import abc
 from typing import ClassVar, Generic, TypeVar, cast
 
-from typing_extensions import Self
-
 from xdsl.dialects.builtin import ContainerType
 from xdsl.ir import (
     Attribute,
@@ -25,8 +23,6 @@
     operand_def,
     result_def,
 )
-from xdsl.parser import Parser
-from xdsl.printer import Printer
 
 _StreamTypeElement = TypeVar("_StreamTypeElement", bound=Attribute, covariant=True)
 _StreamTypeElementConstrT = TypeVar("_StreamTypeElementConstrT", bound=Attribute)
@@ -101,6 +97,8 @@ class ReadOperation(IRDLOperation, abc.ABC):
     stream = operand_def(ReadableStreamType.constr(T))
     res = result_def(T)
 
+    assembly_format = "`from` $stream attr-dict `:` type($res)"
+
     def __init__(self, stream: SSAValue, result_type: Attribute | None = None):
         if result_type is None:
             assert isinstance(stream_type := stream.type, ReadableStreamType)
@@ -108,21 +106,6 @@ def __init__(self, stream: SSAValue, result_type: Attribute | None = None):
             result_type = stream_type.element_type
         super().__init__(operands=[stream], result_types=[result_type])
 
-    @classmethod
-    def parse(cls, parser: Parser) -> Self:
-        parser.parse_characters("from")
-        unresolved = parser.parse_unresolved_operand()
-        parser.parse_punctuation(":")
-        result_type = parser.parse_attribute()
-        resolved = parser.resolve_operand(unresolved, ReadableStreamType(result_type))
-        return cls(resolved, result_type)
-
-    def print(self, printer: Printer):
-        printer.print_string(" from ")
-        printer.print(self.stream)
-        printer.print_string(" : ")
-        printer.print_attribute(self.res.type)
-
 
 class WriteOperation(IRDLOperation, abc.ABC):
     """
@@ -134,30 +117,11 @@ class WriteOperation(IRDLOperation, abc.ABC):
     value = operand_def(T)
     stream = operand_def(WritableStreamType.constr(T))
 
+    assembly_format = "$value `to` $stream attr-dict `:` type($value)"
+
     def __init__(self, value: SSAValue, stream: SSAValue):
         super().__init__(operands=[value, stream])
 
-    @classmethod
-    def parse(cls, parser: Parser) -> Self:
-        unresolved_value = parser.parse_unresolved_operand()
-        parser.parse_characters("to")
-        unresolved_stream = parser.parse_unresolved_operand()
-        parser.parse_punctuation(":")
-        result_type = parser.parse_attribute()
-        resolved_value = parser.resolve_operand(unresolved_value, result_type)
-        resolved_stream = parser.resolve_operand(
-            unresolved_stream, WritableStreamType(result_type)
-        )
-        return cls(resolved_value, resolved_stream)
-
-    def print(self, printer: Printer):
-        printer.print_string(" ")
-        printer.print_ssa_value(self.value)
-        printer.print_string(" to ")
-        printer.print_ssa_value(self.stream)
-        printer.print_string(" : ")
-        printer.print_attribute(self.value.type)
-
 
 Stream = Dialect(
     "stream",