diff --git a/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs b/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs
index c367eed53e07b..bd4704e8b28ed 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.output_format.is_json();
+        && !cx.is_json();
 
     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.output_format.is_json()
+    let mut denied = cx.is_json()
         || !(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 0f7d4d3e8f318..274b61ae1d3c0 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/core.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/core.rs
@@ -121,6 +121,13 @@ impl<'tcx> DocContext<'tcx> {
             _ => None,
         }
     }
+
+    /// 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 {
+        self.output_format.is_json() && !self.show_coverage
+    }
 }
 
 /// Creates a new `DiagCtxt` that can be used to emit warnings and errors.
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/passes/calculate_doc_coverage.rs b/src/librustdoc/passes/calculate_doc_coverage.rs
index d27e737764dcf..9f9a093da8a38 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/passes/calculate_doc_coverage.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/passes/calculate_doc_coverage.rs
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> CoverageCalculator<'a, 'b> {
 
     fn print_results(&self) {
         let output_format = self.ctx.output_format;
+        // In this case we want to ensure that the `OutputFormat` is JSON and NOT the `DocContext`.
         if output_format.is_json() {
             println!("{}", self.to_json());
             return;
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/passes/strip_hidden.rs b/src/librustdoc/passes/strip_hidden.rs
index aba04283e59dc..2998289fd273a 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.output_format.is_json() && !cx.show_coverage;
+    let is_json_output = cx.is_json();
 
     // 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 2e9f06bd0a30c..20659d5e8c69c 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.output_format.is_json() && !cx.show_coverage;
+    let is_json_output = cx.is_json();
     ImportStripper {
         tcx: cx.tcx,
         is_json_output,
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/passes/strip_private.rs b/src/librustdoc/passes/strip_private.rs
index 78f0ad277408b..916c2f0657e47 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.output_format.is_json() && !cx.show_coverage;
+    let is_json_output = cx.is_json();
 
     // strip all private items
     {
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/visit_ast.rs b/src/librustdoc/visit_ast.rs
index f789aca73784d..00f5251596b60 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.output_format.is_json() {
+        if self.cx.is_json() {
             return false;
         }