diff --git a/src/Microsoft.ML.Data/DataLoadSave/DataReaderExtensions.cs b/src/Microsoft.ML.Data/DataLoadSave/DataReaderExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..094bb7a29f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.ML.Data/DataLoadSave/DataReaderExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
+// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using Microsoft.Data.DataView;
+using Microsoft.ML.Core.Data;
+using Microsoft.ML.Data;
+
+namespace Microsoft.ML
+{
+    public static class DataReaderExtensions
+    {
+        public static IDataView Read(this IDataReader<IMultiStreamSource> reader, string path)
+        {
+            return reader.Read(new MultiFileSource(path));
+        }
+
+        public static IDataView Read(this IDataReader<IMultiStreamSource> reader, params string[] path)
+        {
+            return reader.Read(new MultiFileSource(path));
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.ML.Data/DataLoadSave/Text/TextLoader.cs b/src/Microsoft.ML.Data/DataLoadSave/Text/TextLoader.cs
index c45c62ed96..fcd652b2e2 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.ML.Data/DataLoadSave/Text/TextLoader.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.ML.Data/DataLoadSave/Text/TextLoader.cs
@@ -1312,10 +1312,6 @@ public void Save(ModelSaveContext ctx)
 
         public IDataView Read(IMultiStreamSource source) => new BoundLoader(this, source);
 
-        public IDataView Read(string path) => Read(new MultiFileSource(path));
-
-        public IDataView Read(params string[] path) => Read(new MultiFileSource(path));
-
         internal static TextLoader CreateTextReader<TInput>(IHostEnvironment host,
            bool hasHeader = DefaultArguments.HasHeader,
            char separator = DefaultArguments.Separator,
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.ML.StaticPipe/LocalPathReader.cs b/src/Microsoft.ML.StaticPipe/LocalPathReader.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..619d933b00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.ML.StaticPipe/LocalPathReader.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
+// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using Microsoft.ML.Data;
+
+namespace Microsoft.ML.StaticPipe
+{
+    public static class LocalPathReader
+    {
+        public static DataView<TShape> Read<TShape>(this DataReader<IMultiStreamSource, TShape> reader, string path)
+        {
+            return reader.Read(new MultiFileSource(path));
+        }
+
+        public static DataView<TShape> Read<TShape>(this DataReader<IMultiStreamSource, TShape> reader, params string[] path)
+        {
+            return reader.Read(new MultiFileSource(path));
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/Microsoft.ML.StaticPipe/TextLoaderStatic.cs b/src/Microsoft.ML.StaticPipe/TextLoaderStatic.cs
index 0deeb0a4d8..c6cdcf70b4 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.ML.StaticPipe/TextLoaderStatic.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.ML.StaticPipe/TextLoaderStatic.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using Microsoft.Data.DataView;
 using Microsoft.ML.Core.Data;
 using Microsoft.ML.Data;
 using Microsoft.ML.StaticPipe.Runtime;
@@ -306,17 +305,4 @@ public TextLoader.Column Create()
             }
         }
     }
-
-    public static class LocalPathReader
-    {
-        public static IDataView Read(this IDataReader<IMultiStreamSource> reader, params string[] path)
-        {
-            return reader.Read(new MultiFileSource(path));
-        }
-
-        public static DataView<TShape> Read<TShape>(this DataReader<IMultiStreamSource, TShape> reader, params string[] path)
-        {
-            return reader.Read(new MultiFileSource(path));
-        }
-    }
 }
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