diff --git a/fsspec/implementations/http_sync.py b/fsspec/implementations/http_sync.py
index d8f87952b..08799f20a 100644
--- a/fsspec/implementations/http_sync.py
+++ b/fsspec/implementations/http_sync.py
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ def content(self):
         self.stream = False
         return self.raw
 
-    @property
     def json(self):
         return loads(self.text)