diff --git a/packages/table/src/transforms/deleteColumn.spec.tsx b/packages/table/src/transforms/deleteColumn.spec.tsx
index 04a2d1e805..6594a9794c 100644
--- a/packages/table/src/transforms/deleteColumn.spec.tsx
+++ b/packages/table/src/transforms/deleteColumn.spec.tsx
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ describe('deleteColumn', () => {
   });
 
   describe('when first row has 2 cells, second row has 1 cell, focus 11', () => {
-    it('should do nothing', () => {
+    it('should delete 11', () => {
       const input = (
         <editor>
           <htable>
diff --git a/packages/table/src/transforms/deleteColumn.ts b/packages/table/src/transforms/deleteColumn.ts
index d0ed7b45af..fcd905f7c6 100644
--- a/packages/table/src/transforms/deleteColumn.ts
+++ b/packages/table/src/transforms/deleteColumn.ts
@@ -58,8 +58,14 @@ export const deleteColumn = <V extends Value>(editor: PlateEditor<V>) => {
         tableNode.children.forEach((row, rowIdx) => {
           pathToDelete[replacePathPos] = rowIdx;
 
-          // for rows with different lengths
-          if (colIndex > (row.children as TElement[]).length - 1) return;
+          // for tables containing rows of different lengths
+          // - don't delete if only one cell in row
+          // - don't delete if row doesn't have this cell
+          if (
+            (row.children as TElement[]).length === 1 ||
+            colIndex > (row.children as TElement[]).length - 1
+          )
+            return;
 
           removeNodes(editor, {
             at: pathToDelete,