diff --git a/arrow-cast/src/parse.rs b/arrow-cast/src/parse.rs
index ac3b89e0ba02..24f4e0db6a1e 100644
--- a/arrow-cast/src/parse.rs
+++ b/arrow-cast/src/parse.rs
@@ -433,21 +433,19 @@ pub trait Parser: ArrowPrimitiveType {
 
 impl Parser for Float16Type {
     fn parse(string: &str) -> Option<f16> {
-        lexical_core::parse(string.as_bytes())
-            .ok()
-            .map(f16::from_f32)
+        string.parse::<f16>().ok()
     }
 }
 
 impl Parser for Float32Type {
     fn parse(string: &str) -> Option<f32> {
-        lexical_core::parse(string.as_bytes()).ok()
+        string.parse::<f32>().ok()
     }
 }
 
 impl Parser for Float64Type {
     fn parse(string: &str) -> Option<f64> {
-        lexical_core::parse(string.as_bytes()).ok()
+        string.parse::<f64>().ok()
     }
 }
 
@@ -455,7 +453,7 @@ macro_rules! parser_primitive {
     ($t:ty) => {
         impl Parser for $t {
             fn parse(string: &str) -> Option<Self::Native> {
-                lexical_core::parse::<Self::Native>(string.as_bytes()).ok()
+                string.parse::<Self::Native>().ok()
             }
         }
     };
diff --git a/arrow-json/src/reader/primitive_array.rs b/arrow-json/src/reader/primitive_array.rs
index c78e4d914060..c8eb5e67bf21 100644
--- a/arrow-json/src/reader/primitive_array.rs
+++ b/arrow-json/src/reader/primitive_array.rs
@@ -44,9 +44,15 @@ macro_rules! primitive_parse {
     ($($t:ty),+) => {
         $(impl ParseJsonNumber for $t {
             fn parse(s: &[u8]) -> Option<Self> {
-                match lexical_core::parse::<Self>(s) {
-                    Ok(f) => Some(f),
-                    Err(_) => lexical_core::parse::<f64>(s).ok().and_then(NumCast::from),
+                match std::str::from_utf8(s) {
+                    Ok(s) => {
+                        if let Ok(res) = s.parse::<$t>() {
+                            Some(res)
+                        } else {
+                            return s.parse::<f64>().ok().and_then(NumCast::from)
+                        }
+                    }
+                    Err(_) => None,
                 }
             }
         })+
@@ -57,19 +63,28 @@ primitive_parse!(i8, i16, i32, i64, u8, u16, u32, u64);
 
 impl ParseJsonNumber for f16 {
     fn parse(s: &[u8]) -> Option<Self> {
-        lexical_core::parse::<f32>(s).ok().map(f16::from_f32)
+        match std::str::from_utf8(s) {
+            Ok(s) => s.parse::<f16>().ok(),
+            Err(_) => None,
+        }
     }
 }
 
 impl ParseJsonNumber for f32 {
     fn parse(s: &[u8]) -> Option<Self> {
-        lexical_core::parse::<Self>(s).ok()
+        match std::str::from_utf8(s) {
+            Ok(s) => s.parse::<f32>().ok(),
+            Err(_) => None,
+        }
     }
 }
 
 impl ParseJsonNumber for f64 {
     fn parse(s: &[u8]) -> Option<Self> {
-        lexical_core::parse::<Self>(s).ok()
+        match std::str::from_utf8(s) {
+            Ok(s) => s.parse::<f64>().ok(),
+            Err(_) => None,
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/arrow-json/src/reader/timestamp_array.rs b/arrow-json/src/reader/timestamp_array.rs
index ef69deabce2d..3d77e22c459b 100644
--- a/arrow-json/src/reader/timestamp_array.rs
+++ b/arrow-json/src/reader/timestamp_array.rs
@@ -77,16 +77,15 @@ where
                 }
                 TapeElement::Number(idx) => {
                     let s = tape.get_string(idx);
-                    let b = s.as_bytes();
-                    let value = lexical_core::parse::<i64>(b)
-                        .or_else(|_| lexical_core::parse::<f64>(b).map(|x| x as i64))
+                    let value = s
+                        .parse::<i64>()
+                        .or_else(|_| s.parse::<f64>().map(|x| x as i64))
                         .map_err(|_| {
                             ArrowError::JsonError(format!(
                                 "failed to parse {s} as {}",
                                 self.data_type
                             ))
                         })?;
-
                     builder.append_value(value)
                 }
                 _ => return Err(tape.error(*p, "primitive")),