diff --git a/pyiceberg/table/__init__.py b/pyiceberg/table/__init__.py
index 488dba9465..09aaa52d32 100644
--- a/pyiceberg/table/__init__.py
+++ b/pyiceberg/table/__init__.py
@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ def name_mapping(self) -> NameMapping:
         if name_mapping_json := self.properties.get(SCHEMA_NAME_MAPPING_DEFAULT):
             return parse_mapping_from_json(name_mapping_json)
         else:
-            return self.schema().name_mapping()
+            return self.schema().name_mapping
 
     def append(self, df: pa.Table) -> None:
         """