diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/DataFrameReader.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/DataFrameReader.scala
index 1d4693f54ff93..704535adaa60d 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/DataFrameReader.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/DataFrameReader.scala
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ class DataFrameReader private[sql](sqlContext: SQLContext) extends Logging {
         userSpecifiedSchema = userSpecifiedSchema,
         className = source,
         options = extraOptions.toMap)
-    Dataset.newDataFrame(sqlContext, LogicalRelation(dataSource.resolveRelation()))
+    Dataset.ofRows(sqlContext, LogicalRelation(dataSource.resolveRelation()))
   }
 
   /**
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class DataFrameReader private[sql](sqlContext: SQLContext) extends Logging {
         userSpecifiedSchema = userSpecifiedSchema,
         className = source,
         options = extraOptions.toMap)
-    Dataset.newDataFrame(sqlContext, StreamingRelation(dataSource.createSource()))
+    Dataset.ofRows(sqlContext, StreamingRelation(dataSource.createSource()))
   }
 
   /**
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ class DataFrameReader private[sql](sqlContext: SQLContext) extends Logging {
         parsedOptions)
     }
 
-    Dataset.newDataFrame(
+    Dataset.ofRows(
       sqlContext,
       LogicalRDD(
         schema.toAttributes,
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ class DataFrameReader private[sql](sqlContext: SQLContext) extends Logging {
    * @since 1.4.0
    */
   def table(tableName: String): DataFrame = {
-    Dataset.newDataFrame(sqlContext,
+    Dataset.ofRows(sqlContext,
       sqlContext.sessionState.catalog.lookupRelation(
         sqlContext.sessionState.sqlParser.parseTableIdentifier(tableName)))
   }
diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/Dataset.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/Dataset.scala
index be0dfe7c3344a..66435ef0b002e 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/Dataset.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/Dataset.scala
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ private[sql] object Dataset {
     new Dataset(sqlContext, logicalPlan, implicitly[Encoder[T]])
   }
 
-  def newDataFrame(sqlContext: SQLContext, logicalPlan: LogicalPlan): DataFrame = {
+  def ofRows(sqlContext: SQLContext, logicalPlan: LogicalPlan): DataFrame = {
     val qe = sqlContext.executePlan(logicalPlan)
     qe.assertAnalyzed()
     new Dataset[Row](sqlContext, logicalPlan, RowEncoder(qe.analyzed.schema))
@@ -2330,7 +2330,7 @@ class Dataset[T] private[sql](
 
   /** A convenient function to wrap a logical plan and produce a DataFrame. */
   @inline private def withPlan(logicalPlan: => LogicalPlan): DataFrame = {
-    Dataset.newDataFrame(sqlContext, logicalPlan)
+    Dataset.ofRows(sqlContext, logicalPlan)
   }
 
   /** A convenient function to wrap a logical plan and produce a Dataset. */
diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/KeyValueGroupedDataset.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/KeyValueGroupedDataset.scala
index f0f96825e2683..788fdd8b60dc3 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/KeyValueGroupedDataset.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/KeyValueGroupedDataset.scala
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class KeyValueGroupedDataset[K, V] private[sql](
 
   private def groupedData = {
     new RelationalGroupedDataset(
-      Dataset.newDataFrame(sqlContext, logicalPlan),
+      Dataset.ofRows(sqlContext, logicalPlan),
       groupingAttributes,
       RelationalGroupedDataset.GroupByType)
   }
diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/RelationalGroupedDataset.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/RelationalGroupedDataset.scala
index 521032a8b3a83..91c02053ae1a3 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/RelationalGroupedDataset.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/RelationalGroupedDataset.scala
@@ -52,17 +52,17 @@ class RelationalGroupedDataset protected[sql](
 
     groupType match {
       case RelationalGroupedDataset.GroupByType =>
-        Dataset.newDataFrame(
+        Dataset.ofRows(
           df.sqlContext, Aggregate(groupingExprs, aliasedAgg, df.logicalPlan))
       case RelationalGroupedDataset.RollupType =>
-        Dataset.newDataFrame(
+        Dataset.ofRows(
           df.sqlContext, Aggregate(Seq(Rollup(groupingExprs)), aliasedAgg, df.logicalPlan))
       case RelationalGroupedDataset.CubeType =>
-        Dataset.newDataFrame(
+        Dataset.ofRows(
           df.sqlContext, Aggregate(Seq(Cube(groupingExprs)), aliasedAgg, df.logicalPlan))
       case RelationalGroupedDataset.PivotType(pivotCol, values) =>
         val aliasedGrps = groupingExprs.map(alias)
-        Dataset.newDataFrame(
+        Dataset.ofRows(
           df.sqlContext, Pivot(aliasedGrps, pivotCol, values, aggExprs, df.logicalPlan))
     }
   }
diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SQLContext.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SQLContext.scala
index c070e867c953d..c6eb69ae3454e 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SQLContext.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SQLContext.scala
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ class SQLContext private[sql](
     val schema = ScalaReflection.schemaFor[A].dataType.asInstanceOf[StructType]
     val attributeSeq = schema.toAttributes
     val rowRDD = RDDConversions.productToRowRdd(rdd, schema.map(_.dataType))
-    Dataset.newDataFrame(self, LogicalRDD(attributeSeq, rowRDD)(self))
+    Dataset.ofRows(self, LogicalRDD(attributeSeq, rowRDD)(self))
   }
 
   /**
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ class SQLContext private[sql](
     SQLContext.setActive(self)
     val schema = ScalaReflection.schemaFor[A].dataType.asInstanceOf[StructType]
     val attributeSeq = schema.toAttributes
-    Dataset.newDataFrame(self, LocalRelation.fromProduct(attributeSeq, data))
+    Dataset.ofRows(self, LocalRelation.fromProduct(attributeSeq, data))
   }
 
   /**
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ class SQLContext private[sql](
    * @since 1.3.0
    */
   def baseRelationToDataFrame(baseRelation: BaseRelation): DataFrame = {
-    Dataset.newDataFrame(this, LogicalRelation(baseRelation))
+    Dataset.ofRows(this, LogicalRelation(baseRelation))
   }
 
   /**
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ class SQLContext private[sql](
       rowRDD.map{r: Row => InternalRow.fromSeq(r.toSeq)}
     }
     val logicalPlan = LogicalRDD(schema.toAttributes, catalystRows)(self)
-    Dataset.newDataFrame(this, logicalPlan)
+    Dataset.ofRows(this, logicalPlan)
   }
 
 
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ class SQLContext private[sql](
     // TODO: use MutableProjection when rowRDD is another DataFrame and the applied
     // schema differs from the existing schema on any field data type.
     val logicalPlan = LogicalRDD(schema.toAttributes, catalystRows)(self)
-    Dataset.newDataFrame(this, logicalPlan)
+    Dataset.ofRows(this, logicalPlan)
   }
 
   /**
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ class SQLContext private[sql](
    */
   @DeveloperApi
   def createDataFrame(rows: java.util.List[Row], schema: StructType): DataFrame = {
-    Dataset.newDataFrame(self, LocalRelation.fromExternalRows(schema.toAttributes, rows.asScala))
+    Dataset.ofRows(self, LocalRelation.fromExternalRows(schema.toAttributes, rows.asScala))
   }
 
   /**
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ class SQLContext private[sql](
       val localBeanInfo = Introspector.getBeanInfo(Utils.classForName(className))
       SQLContext.beansToRows(iter, localBeanInfo, attributeSeq)
     }
-    Dataset.newDataFrame(this, LogicalRDD(attributeSeq, rowRdd)(this))
+    Dataset.ofRows(this, LogicalRDD(attributeSeq, rowRdd)(this))
   }
 
   /**
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ class SQLContext private[sql](
     val className = beanClass.getName
     val beanInfo = Introspector.getBeanInfo(beanClass)
     val rows = SQLContext.beansToRows(data.asScala.iterator, beanInfo, attrSeq)
-    Dataset.newDataFrame(self, LocalRelation(attrSeq, rows.toSeq))
+    Dataset.ofRows(self, LocalRelation(attrSeq, rows.toSeq))
   }
 
   /**
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ class SQLContext private[sql](
    * @since 1.3.0
    */
   def sql(sqlText: String): DataFrame = {
-    Dataset.newDataFrame(this, parseSql(sqlText))
+    Dataset.ofRows(this, parseSql(sqlText))
   }
 
   /**
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ class SQLContext private[sql](
   }
 
   private def table(tableIdent: TableIdentifier): DataFrame = {
-    Dataset.newDataFrame(this, sessionState.catalog.lookupRelation(tableIdent))
+    Dataset.ofRows(this, sessionState.catalog.lookupRelation(tableIdent))
   }
 
   /**
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ class SQLContext private[sql](
    * @since 1.3.0
    */
   def tables(): DataFrame = {
-    Dataset.newDataFrame(this, ShowTablesCommand(None))
+    Dataset.ofRows(this, ShowTablesCommand(None))
   }
 
   /**
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ class SQLContext private[sql](
    * @since 1.3.0
    */
   def tables(databaseName: String): DataFrame = {
-    Dataset.newDataFrame(this, ShowTablesCommand(Some(databaseName)))
+    Dataset.ofRows(this, ShowTablesCommand(Some(databaseName)))
   }
 
   /**
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ class SQLContext private[sql](
       schema: StructType): DataFrame = {
 
     val rowRdd = rdd.map(r => python.EvaluatePython.fromJava(r, schema).asInstanceOf[InternalRow])
-    Dataset.newDataFrame(this, LogicalRDD(schema.toAttributes, rowRdd)(self))
+    Dataset.ofRows(this, LogicalRDD(schema.toAttributes, rowRdd)(self))
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/command/commands.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/command/commands.scala
index cd769d013786a..59c3ffcf488c7 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/command/commands.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/command/commands.scala
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ case class CacheTableCommand(
 
   override def run(sqlContext: SQLContext): Seq[Row] = {
     plan.foreach { logicalPlan =>
-      sqlContext.registerDataFrameAsTable(Dataset.newDataFrame(sqlContext, logicalPlan), tableName)
+      sqlContext.registerDataFrameAsTable(Dataset.ofRows(sqlContext, logicalPlan), tableName)
     }
     sqlContext.cacheTable(tableName)
 
diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/DataSource.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/DataSource.scala
index fac2a64726618..548da86359c26 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/DataSource.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/DataSource.scala
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ case class DataSource(
         }
 
         def dataFrameBuilder(files: Array[String]): DataFrame = {
-          Dataset.newDataFrame(
+          Dataset.ofRows(
             sqlContext,
             LogicalRelation(
               DataSource(
diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/InsertIntoDataSource.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/InsertIntoDataSource.scala
index 9cf794804d043..37c2c4517ccf5 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/InsertIntoDataSource.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/InsertIntoDataSource.scala
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ private[sql] case class InsertIntoDataSource(
 
   override def run(sqlContext: SQLContext): Seq[Row] = {
     val relation = logicalRelation.relation.asInstanceOf[InsertableRelation]
-    val data = Dataset.newDataFrame(sqlContext, query)
+    val data = Dataset.ofRows(sqlContext, query)
     // Apply the schema of the existing table to the new data.
     val df = sqlContext.internalCreateDataFrame(data.queryExecution.toRdd, logicalRelation.schema)
     relation.insert(df, overwrite)
diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/InsertIntoHadoopFsRelation.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/InsertIntoHadoopFsRelation.scala
index 51ec969daf68f..a30b52080fe19 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/InsertIntoHadoopFsRelation.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/InsertIntoHadoopFsRelation.scala
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ private[sql] case class InsertIntoHadoopFsRelation(
       val partitionSet = AttributeSet(partitionColumns)
       val dataColumns = query.output.filterNot(partitionSet.contains)
 
-      val queryExecution = Dataset.newDataFrame(sqlContext, query).queryExecution
+      val queryExecution = Dataset.ofRows(sqlContext, query).queryExecution
       SQLExecution.withNewExecutionId(sqlContext, queryExecution) {
         val relation =
           WriteRelation(
diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/ddl.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/ddl.scala
index 7ca0e8859a03e..9e8e0352db644 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/ddl.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/ddl.scala
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ case class CreateTempTableUsing(
       options = options)
     sqlContext.sessionState.catalog.registerTable(
       tableIdent,
-      Dataset.newDataFrame(sqlContext, LogicalRelation(dataSource.resolveRelation())).logicalPlan)
+      Dataset.ofRows(sqlContext, LogicalRelation(dataSource.resolveRelation())).logicalPlan)
 
     Seq.empty[Row]
   }
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ case class CreateTempTableUsingAsSelect(
     query: LogicalPlan) extends RunnableCommand {
 
   override def run(sqlContext: SQLContext): Seq[Row] = {
-    val df = Dataset.newDataFrame(sqlContext, query)
+    val df = Dataset.ofRows(sqlContext, query)
     val dataSource = DataSource(
       sqlContext,
       className = provider,
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ case class CreateTempTableUsingAsSelect(
     val result = dataSource.write(mode, df)
     sqlContext.sessionState.catalog.registerTable(
       tableIdent,
-      Dataset.newDataFrame(sqlContext, LogicalRelation(result)).logicalPlan)
+      Dataset.ofRows(sqlContext, LogicalRelation(result)).logicalPlan)
 
     Seq.empty[Row]
   }
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ case class RefreshTable(tableIdent: TableIdentifier)
     if (isCached) {
       // Create a data frame to represent the table.
       // TODO: Use uncacheTable once it supports database name.
-      val df = Dataset.newDataFrame(sqlContext, logicalPlan)
+      val df = Dataset.ofRows(sqlContext, logicalPlan)
       // Uncache the logicalPlan.
       sqlContext.cacheManager.tryUncacheQuery(df, blocking = true)
       // Cache it again.
diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/stat/FrequentItems.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/stat/FrequentItems.scala
index bccd2a44d9fe9..8c2231335c789 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/stat/FrequentItems.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/stat/FrequentItems.scala
@@ -121,6 +121,6 @@ private[sql] object FrequentItems extends Logging {
       StructField(v._1 + "_freqItems", ArrayType(v._2, false))
     }
     val schema = StructType(outputCols).toAttributes
-    Dataset.newDataFrame(df.sqlContext, LocalRelation.fromExternalRows(schema, Seq(resultRow)))
+    Dataset.ofRows(df.sqlContext, LocalRelation.fromExternalRows(schema, Seq(resultRow)))
   }
 }
diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/stat/StatFunctions.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/stat/StatFunctions.scala
index 0a0dccbad1cb1..e0b6709c51d17 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/stat/StatFunctions.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/stat/StatFunctions.scala
@@ -454,6 +454,6 @@ private[sql] object StatFunctions extends Logging {
     }
     val schema = StructType(StructField(tableName, StringType) +: headerNames)
 
-    Dataset.newDataFrame(df.sqlContext, LocalRelation(schema.toAttributes, table)).na.fill(0.0)
+    Dataset.ofRows(df.sqlContext, LocalRelation(schema.toAttributes, table)).na.fill(0.0)
   }
 }
diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/streaming/StreamExecution.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/streaming/StreamExecution.scala
index c5fefb5346bc7..29b058f2e4062 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/streaming/StreamExecution.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/streaming/StreamExecution.scala
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ class StreamExecution(
     val optimizerTime = (System.nanoTime() - optimizerStart).toDouble / 1000000
     logDebug(s"Optimized batch in ${optimizerTime}ms")
 
-    val nextBatch = Dataset.newDataFrame(sqlContext, newPlan)
+    val nextBatch = Dataset.ofRows(sqlContext, newPlan)
     sink.addBatch(currentBatchId - 1, nextBatch)
 
     awaitBatchLock.synchronized {
diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/streaming/memory.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/streaming/memory.scala
index 8c2bb4abd5f6d..8bc8bcaa966b1 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/streaming/memory.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/streaming/memory.scala
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ case class MemoryStream[A : Encoder](id: Int, sqlContext: SQLContext)
   }
 
   def toDF()(implicit sqlContext: SQLContext): DataFrame = {
-    Dataset.newDataFrame(sqlContext, logicalPlan)
+    Dataset.ofRows(sqlContext, logicalPlan)
   }
 
   def addData(data: A*): Offset = {
diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/functions.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/functions.scala
index dd4aa9e93ae4a..304d747d4fffb 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/functions.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/functions.scala
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ object functions {
    * @since 1.5.0
    */
   def broadcast(df: DataFrame): DataFrame = {
-    Dataset.newDataFrame(df.sqlContext, BroadcastHint(df.logicalPlan))
+    Dataset.ofRows(df.sqlContext, BroadcastHint(df.logicalPlan))
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/DataFrameSuite.scala b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/DataFrameSuite.scala
index f60c5ea759342..e6b7dc9199984 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/DataFrameSuite.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/DataFrameSuite.scala
@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ class DataFrameSuite extends QueryTest with SharedSQLContext {
       assert(e2.getMessage.contains("Inserting into an RDD-based table is not allowed."))
 
       // error case: insert into an OneRowRelation
-      Dataset.newDataFrame(sqlContext, OneRowRelation).registerTempTable("one_row")
+      Dataset.ofRows(sqlContext, OneRowRelation).registerTempTable("one_row")
       val e3 = intercept[AnalysisException] {
         insertion.write.insertInto("one_row")
       }
diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/StreamTest.scala b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/StreamTest.scala
index 26c597bf349b3..a37faa0eb1048 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/StreamTest.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/StreamTest.scala
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ trait StreamTest extends QueryTest with Timeouts {
   }
 
   implicit class RichSource(s: Source) {
-    def toDF(): DataFrame = Dataset.newDataFrame(sqlContext, StreamingRelation(s))
+    def toDF(): DataFrame = Dataset.ofRows(sqlContext, StreamingRelation(s))
 
     def toDS[A: Encoder](): Dataset[A] = Dataset(sqlContext, StreamingRelation(s))
   }
diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/FileSourceStrategySuite.scala b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/FileSourceStrategySuite.scala
index 2f8129c5da40d..a632432c2c77d 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/FileSourceStrategySuite.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/FileSourceStrategySuite.scala
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ class FileSourceStrategySuite extends QueryTest with SharedSQLContext with Predi
           l.copy(relation =
             r.copy(bucketSpec = Some(BucketSpec(numBuckets = buckets, "c1" :: Nil, Nil))))
       }
-      Dataset.newDataFrame(sqlContext, bucketed)
+      Dataset.ofRows(sqlContext, bucketed)
     } else {
       df
     }
diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/test/SQLTestUtils.scala b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/test/SQLTestUtils.scala
index ab3876728bea8..d48358566e38e 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/test/SQLTestUtils.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/test/SQLTestUtils.scala
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ private[sql] trait SQLTestUtils
    * way to construct [[DataFrame]] directly out of local data without relying on implicits.
    */
   protected implicit def logicalPlanToSparkQuery(plan: LogicalPlan): DataFrame = {
-    Dataset.newDataFrame(sqlContext, plan)
+    Dataset.ofRows(sqlContext, plan)
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/sql/hive/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/execution/commands.scala b/sql/hive/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/execution/commands.scala
index ff6657362013d..226b8e179604d 100644
--- a/sql/hive/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/execution/commands.scala
+++ b/sql/hive/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/execution/commands.scala
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ case class CreateMetastoreDataSourceAsSelect(
       createMetastoreTable = true
     }
 
-    val data = Dataset.newDataFrame(hiveContext, query)
+    val data = Dataset.ofRows(hiveContext, query)
     val df = existingSchema match {
       // If we are inserting into an existing table, just use the existing schema.
       case Some(s) => sqlContext.internalCreateDataFrame(data.queryExecution.toRdd, s)
diff --git a/sql/hive/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/SQLBuilderTest.scala b/sql/hive/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/SQLBuilderTest.scala
index 047e82e411bda..9a63ecb4ca8d0 100644
--- a/sql/hive/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/SQLBuilderTest.scala
+++ b/sql/hive/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/SQLBuilderTest.scala
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ abstract class SQLBuilderTest extends QueryTest with TestHiveSingleton {
            """.stripMargin)
     }
 
-    checkAnswer(sqlContext.sql(generatedSQL), Dataset.newDataFrame(sqlContext, plan))
+    checkAnswer(sqlContext.sql(generatedSQL), Dataset.ofRows(sqlContext, plan))
   }
 
   protected def checkSQL(df: DataFrame, expectedSQL: String): Unit = {
diff --git a/sql/hive/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/execution/AggregationQuerySuite.scala b/sql/hive/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/execution/AggregationQuerySuite.scala
index 5c26aa1a79cf7..81fd71201d338 100644
--- a/sql/hive/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/execution/AggregationQuerySuite.scala
+++ b/sql/hive/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/execution/AggregationQuerySuite.scala
@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@ class TungstenAggregationQueryWithControlledFallbackSuite extends AggregationQue
         // Create a new df to make sure its physical operator picks up
         // spark.sql.TungstenAggregate.testFallbackStartsAt.
         // todo: remove it?
-        val newActual = Dataset.newDataFrame(sqlContext, actual.logicalPlan)
+        val newActual = Dataset.ofRows(sqlContext, actual.logicalPlan)
 
         QueryTest.checkAnswer(newActual, expectedAnswer) match {
           case Some(errorMessage) =>