diff --git a/src/io/parquet/read/file.rs b/src/io/parquet/read/file.rs
index 474f29f7de6..b9a1c7cfddd 100644
--- a/src/io/parquet/read/file.rs
+++ b/src/io/parquet/read/file.rs
@@ -179,10 +179,9 @@ pub struct RowGroupReader<R: Read + Seek> {
     reader: R,
     schema: Schema,
     groups_filter: Option<GroupFilter>,
-    row_groups: Vec<RowGroupMetaData>,
+    row_groups: std::iter::Enumerate<std::vec::IntoIter<RowGroupMetaData>>,
     chunk_size: Option<usize>,
     remaining_rows: usize,
-    current_group: usize,
 }
 
 impl<R: Read + Seek> RowGroupReader<R> {
@@ -199,10 +198,9 @@ impl<R: Read + Seek> RowGroupReader<R> {
             reader,
             schema,
             groups_filter,
-            row_groups,
+            row_groups: row_groups.into_iter().enumerate(),
             chunk_size,
             remaining_rows: limit.unwrap_or(usize::MAX),
-            current_group: 0,
         }
     }
 
@@ -216,28 +214,27 @@ impl<R: Read + Seek> RowGroupReader<R> {
         if self.schema.fields.is_empty() {
             return Ok(None);
         }
-        if self.current_group == self.row_groups.len() {
-            // reached the last row group
-            return Ok(None);
-        };
         if self.remaining_rows == 0 {
             // reached the limit
             return Ok(None);
         }
 
-        let current_row_group = self.current_group;
-        let row_group = &self.row_groups[current_row_group];
-        if let Some(groups_filter) = self.groups_filter.as_ref() {
-            if !(groups_filter)(current_row_group, row_group) {
-                self.current_group += 1;
-                return self._next();
-            }
-        }
-        self.current_group += 1;
+        let row_group = if let Some(groups_filter) = self.groups_filter.as_ref() {
+            self.row_groups
+                .by_ref()
+                .find(|(index, row_group)| !(groups_filter)(*index, row_group))
+        } else {
+            self.row_groups.next()
+        };
+        let row_group = if let Some((_, row_group)) = row_group {
+            row_group
+        } else {
+            return Ok(None);
+        };
 
         let column_chunks = read_columns_many(
             &mut self.reader,
-            row_group,
+            &row_group,
             self.schema.fields.clone(),
             self.chunk_size,
             Some(self.remaining_rows),
@@ -263,7 +260,6 @@ impl<R: Read + Seek> Iterator for RowGroupReader<R> {
     }
 
     fn size_hint(&self) -> (usize, Option<usize>) {
-        let len = self.row_groups.len() - self.current_group;
-        (len, Some(len))
+        self.row_groups.size_hint()
     }
 }