diff --git a/src/ct/ct_actions_format.cc b/src/ct/ct_actions_format.cc
index 074e6c928..eeca20243 100644
--- a/src/ct/ct_actions_format.cc
+++ b/src/ct/ct_actions_format.cc
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ CtActions::text_view_n_buffer_codebox_proof CtActions::_get_text_view_n_buffer_c
     }
     if (CtTable* pTable = _table_in_use()) {
         return text_view_n_buffer_codebox_proof{
-            &static_cast<CtTextCell*>(pTable->get_table_matrix().at(pTable->current_row()).at(pTable->current_column()))->get_text_view(),
+            &pTable->curr_cell_text_view(),
             CtConst::PLAIN_TEXT_ID,
             nullptr,
             pTable};
diff --git a/src/ct/ct_table.cc b/src/ct/ct_table.cc
index 16211b3d2..cc6f596e8 100644
--- a/src/ct/ct_table.cc
+++ b/src/ct/ct_table.cc
@@ -489,6 +489,11 @@ void CtTable::grab_focus() const
     static_cast<CtTextCell*>(_tableMatrix.at(current_row()).at(current_column()))->get_text_view().grab_focus();
 }
 
+CtTextView& CtTable::curr_cell_text_view() const
+{
+    return static_cast<CtTextCell*>(_tableMatrix.at(current_row()).at(current_column()))->get_text_view();
+}
+
 void CtTable::_on_populate_popup_cell(Gtk::Menu* menu)
 {
     if (not _pCtMainWin->user_active()) return;
diff --git a/src/ct/ct_table.h b/src/ct/ct_table.h
index c1608a982..5995e15b2 100644
--- a/src/ct/ct_table.h
+++ b/src/ct/ct_table.h
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ class CtTable : public CtTableCommon
     CtAnchWidgType get_type() override { return CtAnchWidgType::Table; }
     std::shared_ptr<CtAnchoredWidgetState> get_state() override;
 
-    const CtTableMatrix& get_table_matrix() const { return _tableMatrix; }
+    CtTextView& curr_cell_text_view() const;
 
     void write_strings_matrix(std::vector<std::vector<Glib::ustring>>& rows) const override;
     size_t get_num_rows() const override { return _tableMatrix.size(); }
diff --git a/tests/tests_read_write.cpp b/tests/tests_read_write.cpp
index 84ac2cdfa..98c61df38 100644
--- a/tests/tests_read_write.cpp
+++ b/tests/tests_read_write.cpp
@@ -493,41 +493,18 @@ void TestCtApp::_assert_tree_data(CtMainWin* pWin)
                     for (size_t i = 0; i < expected_column_widths.size(); ++i) {
                         ASSERT_EQ(expected_column_widths.at(i), actual_column_widths.at(i));
                     }
-                    const CtTableMatrix& tableMatrix = pTable->get_table_matrix();
+                    std::vector<std::vector<Glib::ustring>> rows;
+                    pTable->write_strings_matrix(rows);
                     // three rows
-                    ASSERT_EQ(3, tableMatrix.size());
+                    ASSERT_EQ(3, rows.size());
                     // two columns
-                    ASSERT_EQ(2, tableMatrix.at(0).size());
-                    {
-                        CtTextCell* pCell = static_cast<CtTextCell*>(tableMatrix.at(0).at(0));
-                        ASSERT_STREQ("h1", pCell->get_text_content().c_str());
-                        ASSERT_STREQ(CtConst::TABLE_CELL_TEXT_ID, pCell->get_syntax_highlighting().c_str());
-                    }
-                    {
-                        CtTextCell* pCell = static_cast<CtTextCell*>(tableMatrix.at(0).at(1));
-                        ASSERT_STREQ("h2", pCell->get_text_content().c_str());
-                        ASSERT_STREQ(CtConst::TABLE_CELL_TEXT_ID, pCell->get_syntax_highlighting().c_str());
-                    }
-                    {
-                        CtTextCell* pCell = static_cast<CtTextCell*>(tableMatrix.at(1).at(0));
-                        ASSERT_STREQ("йцукенгшщз", pCell->get_text_content().c_str());
-                        ASSERT_STREQ(CtConst::TABLE_CELL_TEXT_ID, pCell->get_syntax_highlighting().c_str());
-                    }
-                    {
-                        CtTextCell* pCell = static_cast<CtTextCell*>(tableMatrix.at(1).at(1));
-                        ASSERT_STREQ("2", pCell->get_text_content().c_str());
-                        ASSERT_STREQ(CtConst::TABLE_CELL_TEXT_ID, pCell->get_syntax_highlighting().c_str());
-                    }
-                    {
-                        CtTextCell* pCell = static_cast<CtTextCell*>(tableMatrix.at(2).at(0));
-                        ASSERT_STREQ("3", pCell->get_text_content().c_str());
-                        ASSERT_STREQ(CtConst::TABLE_CELL_TEXT_ID, pCell->get_syntax_highlighting().c_str());
-                    }
-                    {
-                        CtTextCell* pCell = static_cast<CtTextCell*>(tableMatrix.at(2).at(1));
-                        ASSERT_STREQ("4", pCell->get_text_content().c_str());
-                        ASSERT_STREQ(CtConst::TABLE_CELL_TEXT_ID, pCell->get_syntax_highlighting().c_str());
-                    }
+                    ASSERT_EQ(2, rows.at(0).size());
+                    ASSERT_STREQ("h1", rows.at(0).at(0).c_str());
+                    ASSERT_STREQ("h2", rows.at(0).at(1).c_str());
+                    ASSERT_STREQ("йцукенгшщз", rows.at(1).at(0).c_str());
+                    ASSERT_STREQ("2", rows.at(1).at(1).c_str());
+                    ASSERT_STREQ("3", rows.at(2).at(0).c_str());
+                    ASSERT_STREQ("4", rows.at(2).at(1).c_str());
                 } break;
                 case CtAnchWidgType::TableLight: {
                     //TODO