diff --git a/autoload/tablemode.vim b/autoload/tablemode.vim
index ab1cc72..43de0fe 100644
--- a/autoload/tablemode.vim
+++ b/autoload/tablemode.vim
@@ -803,7 +803,21 @@ endfunction
 function! tablemode#DeleteColumn() "{{{2
   if tablemode#IsATableRow('.')
     for i in range(v:count1)
-      call s:MoveToFirstRow()
+      call s:MoveToStartOfCell()
+
+      if tablemode#IsATableRow(line('.') + 1)
+        call s:MoveToFirstRow()
+        " If we have a header delete it first
+        if tablemode#IsATableRow(line('.')-2)
+          call cursor(line('.')-2, col('.'))
+          silent! execute "normal! h\<C-V>f" . g:table_mode_separator
+          normal! jdjj
+        endif
+      else " We're already on the header
+        silent! execute "normal! h\<C-V>f" . g:table_mode_separator
+        normal! jdjj
+      endif
+
       call s:MoveToStartOfCell()
       silent! execute "normal! h\<C-V>f" . g:table_mode_separator
       call s:MoveToLastRow()
@@ -817,15 +831,11 @@ endfunction
 function! tablemode#DeleteRow() "{{{2
   if tablemode#IsATableRow('.')
     for i in range(v:count1)
-      if tablemode#RowCount('.') ==# 1
-        normal! kVjjd
-      else
-        normal! kVjd
+      if tablemode#IsATableRow('.')
+        normal! dd
       endif
 
-      if tablemode#IsATableRow(line('.')+1)
-        normal! j
-      else
+      if !tablemode#IsATableRow('.')
         normal! k
       endif
     endfor