diff --git a/myst_parser/ast_renderer.py b/myst_parser/ast_renderer.py
index a3dd8e4a..b01d49e9 100644
--- a/myst_parser/ast_renderer.py
+++ b/myst_parser/ast_renderer.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def render(self, token, to_json=False):
 
         Overrides super().render. Delegates the logic to get_ast.
         """
-        ast = ast_renderer.get_ast(token)
+        ast = get_ast(token)
         if to_json:
             return json.dumps(ast, indent=2) + "\n"
         return ast