diff --git a/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs b/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs
index bd4704e8b28ed..992be651dbe08 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs
@@ -2907,7 +2907,7 @@ fn clean_extern_crate<'tcx>(
                     None => false,
                 }
         })
-        && !cx.is_json();
+        && !cx.is_json_output();
 
     let krate_owner_def_id = krate.owner_id.def_id;
     if please_inline {
@@ -3000,7 +3000,7 @@ fn clean_use_statement_inner<'tcx>(
     // forcefully don't inline if this is not public or if the
     // #[doc(no_inline)] attribute is present.
     // Don't inline doc(hidden) imports so they can be stripped at a later stage.
-    let mut denied = cx.is_json()
+    let mut denied = cx.is_json_output()
         || !(visibility.is_public()
             || (cx.render_options.document_private && is_visible_from_parent_mod))
         || pub_underscore
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/core.rs b/src/librustdoc/core.rs
index 274b61ae1d3c0..7ba3cfb66bd23 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/core.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/core.rs
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ impl<'tcx> DocContext<'tcx> {
 
     /// Returns `true` if the JSON output format is enabled for generating the crate content.
     ///
-    /// If another option like `--show-coverage` is enabled, it will return false.
-    pub(crate) fn is_json(&self) -> bool {
+    /// If another option like `--show-coverage` is enabled, it will return `false`.
+    pub(crate) fn is_json_output(&self) -> bool {
         self.output_format.is_json() && !self.show_coverage
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/passes/strip_hidden.rs b/src/librustdoc/passes/strip_hidden.rs
index 2998289fd273a..4ef5f7f20a917 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/passes/strip_hidden.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/passes/strip_hidden.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ pub(crate) const STRIP_HIDDEN: Pass = Pass {
 /// Strip items marked `#[doc(hidden)]`
 pub(crate) fn strip_hidden(krate: clean::Crate, cx: &mut DocContext<'_>) -> clean::Crate {
     let mut retained = ItemIdSet::default();
-    let is_json_output = cx.is_json();
+    let is_json_output = cx.is_json_output();
 
     // strip all #[doc(hidden)] items
     let krate = {
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/passes/strip_priv_imports.rs b/src/librustdoc/passes/strip_priv_imports.rs
index 20659d5e8c69c..b9b2431f06f2b 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/passes/strip_priv_imports.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/passes/strip_priv_imports.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pub(crate) const STRIP_PRIV_IMPORTS: Pass = Pass {
 };
 
 pub(crate) fn strip_priv_imports(krate: clean::Crate, cx: &mut DocContext<'_>) -> clean::Crate {
-    let is_json_output = cx.is_json();
+    let is_json_output = cx.is_json_output();
     ImportStripper {
         tcx: cx.tcx,
         is_json_output,
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/passes/strip_private.rs b/src/librustdoc/passes/strip_private.rs
index 916c2f0657e47..1bd8a7838ec08 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/passes/strip_private.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/passes/strip_private.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pub(crate) const STRIP_PRIVATE: Pass = Pass {
 pub(crate) fn strip_private(mut krate: clean::Crate, cx: &mut DocContext<'_>) -> clean::Crate {
     // This stripper collects all *retained* nodes.
     let mut retained = ItemIdSet::default();
-    let is_json_output = cx.is_json();
+    let is_json_output = cx.is_json_output();
 
     // strip all private items
     {
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/visit_ast.rs b/src/librustdoc/visit_ast.rs
index 00f5251596b60..31c33fbf49737 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/visit_ast.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/visit_ast.rs
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> RustdocVisitor<'a, 'tcx> {
             return false;
         }
 
-        if self.cx.is_json() {
+        if self.cx.is_json_output() {
             return false;
         }