diff --git a/src/handlers/http/ingest.rs b/src/handlers/http/ingest.rs
index b8e056cac..e0ab36889 100644
--- a/src/handlers/http/ingest.rs
+++ b/src/handlers/http/ingest.rs
@@ -395,7 +395,6 @@ mod tests {
     use crate::{
         event::format::{json, EventFormat},
         metadata::SchemaVersion,
-        utils::json::{convert_array_to_object, flatten::convert_to_array},
     };
 
     trait TestExt {
@@ -560,21 +559,6 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(rb.num_columns(), 1);
     }
 
-    #[test]
-    fn non_object_arr_is_err() {
-        let json = json!([1]);
-
-        assert!(convert_array_to_object(
-            json,
-            None,
-            None,
-            None,
-            SchemaVersion::V0,
-            &crate::event::format::LogSource::default()
-        )
-        .is_err())
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn array_into_recordbatch_inffered_schema() {
         let json = json!([
@@ -770,28 +754,17 @@ mod tests {
             {
                 "a": 1,
                 "b": "hello",
-                "c": [{"a": 1}]
+                "c_a": [1],
             },
             {
                 "a": 1,
                 "b": "hello",
-                "c": [{"a": 1, "b": 2}]
+                "c_a": [1],
+                "c_b": [2],
             },
         ]);
-        let flattened_json = convert_to_array(
-            convert_array_to_object(
-                json,
-                None,
-                None,
-                None,
-                SchemaVersion::V0,
-                &crate::event::format::LogSource::default(),
-            )
-            .unwrap(),
-        )
-        .unwrap();
 
-        let (rb, _) = json::Event::new(flattened_json)
+        let (rb, _) = json::Event::new(json)
             .into_recordbatch(
                 &HashMap::default(),
                 false,
@@ -859,28 +832,17 @@ mod tests {
             {
                 "a": 1,
                 "b": "hello",
-                "c": [{"a": 1}]
+                "c_a": 1,
             },
             {
                 "a": 1,
                 "b": "hello",
-                "c": [{"a": 1, "b": 2}]
+                "c_a": 1,
+                "c_b": 2,
             },
         ]);
-        let flattened_json = convert_to_array(
-            convert_array_to_object(
-                json,
-                None,
-                None,
-                None,
-                SchemaVersion::V1,
-                &crate::event::format::LogSource::default(),
-            )
-            .unwrap(),
-        )
-        .unwrap();
 
-        let (rb, _) = json::Event::new(flattened_json)
+        let (rb, _) = json::Event::new(json)
             .into_recordbatch(
                 &HashMap::default(),
                 false,
diff --git a/src/utils/json/mod.rs b/src/utils/json/mod.rs
index efa9cb2e2..4eeb7465f 100644
--- a/src/utils/json/mod.rs
+++ b/src/utils/json/mod.rs
@@ -278,4 +278,138 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(deserialized.value, original.value);
         assert_eq!(deserialized.other_field, original.other_field);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn non_object_arr_is_err() {
+        let json = json!([1]);
+
+        assert!(flatten_json_body(
+            json,
+            None,
+            None,
+            None,
+            SchemaVersion::V0,
+            false,
+            &crate::event::format::LogSource::default()
+        )
+        .is_err())
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn arr_obj_with_nested_type() {
+        let json = json!([
+            {
+                "a": 1,
+                "b": "hello",
+            },
+            {
+                "a": 1,
+                "b": "hello",
+            },
+            {
+                "a": 1,
+                "b": "hello",
+                "c": [{"a": 1}]
+            },
+            {
+                "a": 1,
+                "b": "hello",
+                "c": [{"a": 1, "b": 2}]
+            },
+        ]);
+        let flattened_json = flatten_json_body(
+            json,
+            None,
+            None,
+            None,
+            SchemaVersion::V0,
+            false,
+            &crate::event::format::LogSource::default(),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            json!([
+                {
+                    "a": 1,
+                    "b": "hello",
+                },
+                {
+                    "a": 1,
+                    "b": "hello",
+                },
+                {
+                    "a": 1,
+                    "b": "hello",
+                    "c_a": [1],
+                },
+                {
+                    "a": 1,
+                    "b": "hello",
+                    "c_a": [1],
+                    "c_b": [2],
+                },
+            ]),
+            flattened_json
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn arr_obj_with_nested_type_v1() {
+        let json = json!([
+            {
+                "a": 1,
+                "b": "hello",
+            },
+            {
+                "a": 1,
+                "b": "hello",
+            },
+            {
+                "a": 1,
+                "b": "hello",
+                "c": [{"a": 1}]
+            },
+            {
+                "a": 1,
+                "b": "hello",
+                "c": [{"a": 1, "b": 2}]
+            },
+        ]);
+        let flattened_json = flatten_json_body(
+            json,
+            None,
+            None,
+            None,
+            SchemaVersion::V1,
+            false,
+            &crate::event::format::LogSource::default(),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            json!([
+                {
+                    "a": 1,
+                    "b": "hello",
+                },
+                {
+                    "a": 1,
+                    "b": "hello",
+                },
+                {
+                    "a": 1,
+                    "b": "hello",
+                    "c_a": 1,
+                },
+                {
+                    "a": 1,
+                    "b": "hello",
+                    "c_a": 1,
+                    "c_b": 2,
+                },
+            ]),
+            flattened_json
+        );
+    }
 }