diff --git a/src/io/parquet/write/file.rs b/src/io/parquet/write/file.rs
index 72b95574b18..27c62f6edf5 100644
--- a/src/io/parquet/write/file.rs
+++ b/src/io/parquet/write/file.rs
@@ -83,8 +83,13 @@ impl<W: Write> FileWriter<W> {
     }
 
     /// Writes the footer of the parquet file. Returns the total size of the file.
-    pub fn end(self, key_value_metadata: Option<Vec<KeyValue>>) -> Result<(u64, W)> {
+    pub fn end(&mut self, key_value_metadata: Option<Vec<KeyValue>>) -> Result<u64> {
         let key_value_metadata = add_arrow_schema(&self.schema, key_value_metadata);
         Ok(self.writer.end(key_value_metadata)?)
     }
+
+    /// Consumes this writer and returns the inner writer
+    pub fn into_inner(self) -> W {
+        self.writer.into_inner()
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/it/io/parquet/mod.rs b/tests/it/io/parquet/mod.rs
index 4d6a25cfceb..7c8daf23641 100644
--- a/tests/it/io/parquet/mod.rs
+++ b/tests/it/io/parquet/mod.rs
@@ -731,9 +731,9 @@ fn integration_write(schema: &Schema, batches: &[Chunk<Arc<dyn Array>>]) -> Resu
     for group in row_groups {
         writer.write(group?)?;
     }
-    let (_size, writer) = writer.end(None)?;
+    writer.end(None)?;
 
-    Ok(writer.into_inner())
+    Ok(writer.into_inner().into_inner())
 }
 
 type IntegrationRead = (Schema, Vec<Chunk<Arc<dyn Array>>>);
diff --git a/tests/it/io/parquet/read_indexes.rs b/tests/it/io/parquet/read_indexes.rs
index 43bb5faeff3..ade8b268f16 100644
--- a/tests/it/io/parquet/read_indexes.rs
+++ b/tests/it/io/parquet/read_indexes.rs
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ fn read_with_indexes(
 
     writer.start()?;
     writer.write(row_group)?;
-    let (_, data) = writer.end(None)?;
+    writer.end(None)?;
+    let data = writer.into_inner();
 
     let mut reader = Cursor::new(data);
 
diff --git a/tests/it/io/parquet/write.rs b/tests/it/io/parquet/write.rs
index a068a8335a1..06f3a706f02 100644
--- a/tests/it/io/parquet/write.rs
+++ b/tests/it/io/parquet/write.rs
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ fn round_trip(
     for group in row_groups {
         writer.write(group?)?;
     }
-    let (_size, writer) = writer.end(None)?;
+    writer.end(None)?;
 
-    let data = writer.into_inner();
+    let data = writer.into_inner().into_inner();
 
     let (result, stats) = read_column(&mut Cursor::new(data), 0, "a1")?;
     assert_eq!(array.as_ref(), result.as_ref());