diff --git a/pylint/reporters/json.py b/pylint/reporters/json.py
index ce7970153..4065c4702 100644
--- a/pylint/reporters/json.py
+++ b/pylint/reporters/json.py
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ class JSONReporter(BaseReporter):
     def display_reports(self, _):
         """Don't do nothing in this reporter."""
 
+    def _display(self, layout):
+        """Don't do nothing."""
+
 
 def register(linter):
     """Register the reporter classes with the linter."""