diff --git a/datafusion/core/src/execution/context.rs b/datafusion/core/src/execution/context.rs
index c18c49eb86a39..202928a0cb782 100644
--- a/datafusion/core/src/execution/context.rs
+++ b/datafusion/core/src/execution/context.rs
@@ -527,18 +527,25 @@ impl SessionContext {
         let uri: String = uri.into();
         let (object_store, path) = self.runtime_env().object_store(&uri)?;
         let target_partitions = self.copied_config().target_partitions;
-        Ok(Arc::new(DataFrame::new(
-            self.state.clone(),
-            &LogicalPlanBuilder::scan_json(
-                object_store,
-                path,
-                options,
-                None,
-                target_partitions,
-            )
-            .await?
-            .build()?,
-        )))
+
+        let listing_options = options.to_listing_options(target_partitions);
+
+        let path: String = path.into();
+
+        let resolved_schema = match options.schema {
+            Some(s) => s,
+            None => {
+                listing_options
+                    .infer_schema(Arc::clone(&object_store), &path)
+                    .await?
+            }
+        };
+        let config = ListingTableConfig::new(object_store, path)
+            .with_listing_options(listing_options)
+            .with_schema(resolved_schema);
+        let provider = ListingTable::try_new(config)?;
+
+        self.read_table(Arc::new(provider))
     }
 
     /// Creates an empty DataFrame.
diff --git a/datafusion/core/src/logical_plan/builder.rs b/datafusion/core/src/logical_plan/builder.rs
index d5f881b9bf520..9a2d03b17dd27 100644
--- a/datafusion/core/src/logical_plan/builder.rs
+++ b/datafusion/core/src/logical_plan/builder.rs
@@ -305,55 +305,6 @@ impl LogicalPlanBuilder {
         Self::scan(table_name, Arc::new(provider), projection)
     }
 
-    /// Scan an Json data source
-    pub async fn scan_json(
-        object_store: Arc<dyn ObjectStore>,
-        path: impl Into<String>,
-        options: NdJsonReadOptions<'_>,
-        projection: Option<Vec<usize>>,
-        target_partitions: usize,
-    ) -> Result<Self> {
-        let path = path.into();
-        Self::scan_json_with_name(
-            object_store,
-            path.clone(),
-            options,
-            projection,
-            path,
-            target_partitions,
-        )
-        .await
-    }
-
-    /// Scan an Json data source and register it with a given table name
-    pub async fn scan_json_with_name(
-        object_store: Arc<dyn ObjectStore>,
-        path: impl Into<String>,
-        options: NdJsonReadOptions<'_>,
-        projection: Option<Vec<usize>>,
-        table_name: impl Into<String>,
-        target_partitions: usize,
-    ) -> Result<Self> {
-        let listing_options = options.to_listing_options(target_partitions);
-
-        let path: String = path.into();
-
-        let resolved_schema = match options.schema {
-            Some(s) => s,
-            None => {
-                listing_options
-                    .infer_schema(Arc::clone(&object_store), &path)
-                    .await?
-            }
-        };
-        let config = ListingTableConfig::new(object_store, path)
-            .with_listing_options(listing_options)
-            .with_schema(resolved_schema);
-        let provider = ListingTable::try_new(config)?;
-
-        Self::scan(table_name, Arc::new(provider), projection)
-    }
-
     /// Scan an empty data source, mainly used in tests
     pub fn scan_empty(
         name: Option<&str>,