diff --git a/datafusion/expr/src/logical_plan/builder.rs b/datafusion/expr/src/logical_plan/builder.rs
index 98e262f0b187..d081e917673b 100644
--- a/datafusion/expr/src/logical_plan/builder.rs
+++ b/datafusion/expr/src/logical_plan/builder.rs
@@ -38,9 +38,8 @@ use crate::logical_plan::{
 };
 use crate::type_coercion::binary::{comparison_coercion, values_coercion};
 use crate::utils::{
-    can_hash, columnize_expr, compare_sort_expr, expand_qualified_wildcard,
-    expand_wildcard, expr_to_columns, find_valid_equijoin_key_pair,
-    group_window_expr_by_sort_keys,
+    can_hash, columnize_expr, compare_sort_expr, expand_wildcard, expr_to_columns,
+    find_valid_equijoin_key_pair, group_window_expr_by_sort_keys,
 };
 use crate::{
     and, binary_expr, logical_plan::tree_node::unwrap_arc, DmlStatement, Expr,
@@ -1440,22 +1439,11 @@ pub fn project(
     plan: LogicalPlan,
     expr: impl IntoIterator<Item = impl Into<Expr>>,
 ) -> Result<LogicalPlan> {
-    // TODO: move it into analyzer
-    let input_schema = plan.schema();
     let mut projected_expr = vec![];
     for e in expr {
         let e = e.into();
         match e {
-            Expr::Wildcard { qualifier: None } => {
-                projected_expr.extend(expand_wildcard(input_schema, &plan, None)?)
-            }
-            Expr::Wildcard {
-                qualifier: Some(qualifier),
-            } => projected_expr.extend(expand_qualified_wildcard(
-                &qualifier,
-                input_schema,
-                None,
-            )?),
+            Expr::Wildcard { .. } => projected_expr.push(e),
             _ => projected_expr.push(columnize_expr(normalize_col(e, &plan)?, &plan)?),
         }
     }