diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/BaseFilesTable.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/BaseFilesTable.java
index b71744f739c7..4dff19b87990 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/BaseFilesTable.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/BaseFilesTable.java
@@ -181,15 +181,7 @@ public long estimatedRowsCount() {
     }
 
     private CloseableIterable<? extends ContentFile<?>> files(Schema fileProjection) {
-      switch (manifest.content()) {
-        case DATA:
-          return ManifestFiles.read(manifest, io, specsById).project(fileProjection);
-        case DELETES:
-          return ManifestFiles.readDeleteManifest(manifest, io, specsById).project(fileProjection);
-        default:
-          throw new IllegalArgumentException(
-              "Unsupported manifest content type:" + manifest.content());
-      }
+      return ManifestFiles.open(manifest, io, specsById).project(fileProjection);
     }
 
     /**