diff --git a/packages/table/src/merge/deleteColumn.ts b/packages/table/src/merge/deleteColumn.ts
index 30445372b4..7b466576de 100644
--- a/packages/table/src/merge/deleteColumn.ts
+++ b/packages/table/src/merge/deleteColumn.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import {
-  focusEditor,
   getAboveNode,
   getPluginOptions,
   getPluginType,
@@ -28,7 +27,10 @@ export const deleteTableMergeColumn = <V extends Value>(
       match: { type: getPluginType(editor, ELEMENT_TABLE) },
     })
   ) {
-    const options = getPluginOptions<TablePlugin, V>(editor, ELEMENT_TABLE);
+    const { _cellIndices: cellIndices } = getPluginOptions<TablePlugin, V>(
+      editor,
+      ELEMENT_TABLE
+    );
 
     const tableEntry = getAboveNode<TTableElement>(editor, {
       match: { type: getPluginType(editor, ELEMENT_TABLE) },
@@ -44,7 +46,10 @@ export const deleteTableMergeColumn = <V extends Value>(
     if (!selectedCellEntry) return;
     const selectedCell = selectedCellEntry[0] as TTableCellElement;
 
-    const { col: deletingColIndex } = getCellIndices(options, selectedCell)!;
+    const { col: deletingColIndex } = getCellIndices(
+      cellIndices!,
+      selectedCell
+    )!;
     const colsDeleteNumber = getColSpan(selectedCell);
 
     const endingColIndex = deletingColIndex + colsDeleteNumber - 1;
@@ -72,7 +77,7 @@ export const deleteTableMergeColumn = <V extends Value>(
         if (!cur) return acc;
 
         const currentCell = cur as TTableCellElement;
-        const { col: curColIndex } = getCellIndices(options, currentCell)!;
+        const { col: curColIndex } = getCellIndices(cellIndices!, currentCell)!;
         const curColSpan = getColSpan(currentCell);
 
         if (curColIndex < deletingColIndex && curColSpan > 1) {
@@ -95,7 +100,7 @@ export const deleteTableMergeColumn = <V extends Value>(
       const curCell = cur as TTableCellElement;
 
       const { col: curColIndex, row: curColRowIndex } = getCellIndices(
-        options,
+        cellIndices!,
         curCell
       )!;
       const curColSpan = getColSpan(curCell);
@@ -141,7 +146,7 @@ export const deleteTableMergeColumn = <V extends Value>(
       affectedCells.forEach((cur) => {
         const curCell = cur as TTableCellElement;
         const { col: curColIndex, row: curRowIndex } = getCellIndices(
-          options,
+          cellIndices!,
           curCell
         )!;
         if (
diff --git a/packages/table/src/merge/deleteRow.ts b/packages/table/src/merge/deleteRow.ts
index 24027f9d8b..33155bd639 100644
--- a/packages/table/src/merge/deleteRow.ts
+++ b/packages/table/src/merge/deleteRow.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ export const deleteTableMergeRow = <V extends Value>(
       match: { type: getPluginType(editor, ELEMENT_TABLE) },
     })
   ) {
-    const options = getPluginOptions<TablePlugin, V>(editor, ELEMENT_TABLE);
+    const { _cellIndices: cellIndices } = getPluginOptions<TablePlugin, V>(
+      editor,
+      ELEMENT_TABLE
+    );
 
     const currentTableItem = getAboveNode<TTableElement>(editor, {
       match: { type: getPluginType(editor, ELEMENT_TABLE) },
@@ -46,7 +49,10 @@ export const deleteTableMergeRow = <V extends Value>(
     if (!selectedCellEntry) return;
 
     const selectedCell = selectedCellEntry[0] as TTableCellElement;
-    const { row: deletingRowIndex } = getCellIndices(options, selectedCell)!;
+    const { row: deletingRowIndex } = getCellIndices(
+      cellIndices!,
+      selectedCell
+    )!;
     const rowsDeleteNumber = getRowSpan(selectedCell);
     const endingRowIndex = deletingRowIndex + rowsDeleteNumber - 1;
 
@@ -72,7 +78,7 @@ export const deleteTableMergeRow = <V extends Value>(
         if (!cur) return acc;
 
         const currentCell = cur as TTableCellElement;
-        const { row: curRowIndex } = getCellIndices(options, currentCell)!;
+        const { row: curRowIndex } = getCellIndices(cellIndices!, currentCell)!;
         const curRowSpan = getRowSpan(currentCell);
 
         // if (!curRowIndex || !curRowSpan) return acc;
@@ -100,7 +106,7 @@ export const deleteTableMergeRow = <V extends Value>(
       moveToNextRowCells.forEach((cur, index) => {
         const curRowCell = cur as TTableCellElement;
         const { col: curRowCellColIndex } = getCellIndices(
-          options,
+          cellIndices!,
           curRowCell
         )!;
         const curRowCellRowSpan = getRowSpan(curRowCell);
@@ -108,7 +114,7 @@ export const deleteTableMergeRow = <V extends Value>(
         // search for anchor cell where to place current cell
         const startingCellIndex = nextRow.children.findIndex((curC) => {
           const cell = curC as TTableCellElement;
-          const { col: curColIndex } = getCellIndices(options, cell)!;
+          const { col: curColIndex } = getCellIndices(cellIndices!, cell)!;
           return curColIndex >= curRowCellColIndex;
         });
 
@@ -116,7 +122,7 @@ export const deleteTableMergeRow = <V extends Value>(
           startingCellIndex
         ] as TTableCellElement;
         const { col: startingColIndex } = getCellIndices(
-          options,
+          cellIndices!,
           startingCell
         )!;
 
@@ -151,7 +157,10 @@ export const deleteTableMergeRow = <V extends Value>(
 
     squizeRowSpanCells.forEach((cur) => {
       const curRowCell = cur as TTableCellElement;
-      const { row: curRowCellRowIndex } = getCellIndices(options, curRowCell)!;
+      const { row: curRowCellRowIndex } = getCellIndices(
+        cellIndices!,
+        curRowCell
+      )!;
       const curRowCellRowSpan = getRowSpan(curRowCell);
 
       const curCellPath = findNodePath(editor, curRowCell)!;
diff --git a/packages/table/src/merge/findCellByIndexes.ts b/packages/table/src/merge/findCellByIndexes.ts
index ad1bdfa63f..aeb0f352e5 100644
--- a/packages/table/src/merge/findCellByIndexes.ts
+++ b/packages/table/src/merge/findCellByIndexes.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ export const findCellByIndexes = <V extends Value>(
   searchRowIndex: number,
   searchColIndex: number
 ) => {
-  const options = getPluginOptions<TablePlugin, V>(editor, ELEMENT_TABLE);
+  const { _cellIndices: cellIndices } = getPluginOptions<TablePlugin, V>(
+    editor,
+    ELEMENT_TABLE
+  );
 
   const allCells = table.children.flatMap(
     (current) => current.children
@@ -22,7 +25,7 @@ export const findCellByIndexes = <V extends Value>(
     const cellElement = cell as TTableCellElement;
 
     const indices =
-      getCellIndices(options, cellElement) ||
+      getCellIndices(cellIndices!, cellElement) ||
       computeCellIndices(editor, table, cellElement)!;
 
     const { col: _startColIndex, row: _startRowIndex } = indices;
diff --git a/packages/table/src/merge/getCellPath.ts b/packages/table/src/merge/getCellPath.ts
index bcb29f9a45..63d07325b3 100644
--- a/packages/table/src/merge/getCellPath.ts
+++ b/packages/table/src/merge/getCellPath.ts
@@ -20,13 +20,16 @@ export const getCellPath = <V extends Value>(
   curRowIndex: number,
   curColIndex: number
 ) => {
-  const options = getPluginOptions<TablePlugin, V>(editor, ELEMENT_TABLE);
+  const { _cellIndices: cellIndices } = getPluginOptions<TablePlugin, V>(
+    editor,
+    ELEMENT_TABLE
+  );
   const [tableNode, tablePath] = tableEntry;
 
   const rowElem = tableNode.children[curRowIndex] as TTableRowElement;
   const foundColIndex = rowElem.children.findIndex((c) => {
     const cE = c as TTableCellElement;
-    const { col: colIndex } = getCellIndices(options, cE)!;
+    const { col: colIndex } = getCellIndices(cellIndices!, cE)!;
     return colIndex === curColIndex;
   });
   return tablePath.concat([curRowIndex, foundColIndex]);
diff --git a/packages/table/src/merge/getTableGridByRange.ts b/packages/table/src/merge/getTableGridByRange.ts
index 7d953d3c66..f832fb170c 100644
--- a/packages/table/src/merge/getTableGridByRange.ts
+++ b/packages/table/src/merge/getTableGridByRange.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,10 @@ export const getTableMergeGridByRange = <T extends FormatType, V extends Value>(
   editor: PlateEditor<V>,
   { at, format }: GetTableGridByRangeOptions<T>
 ): GetTableGridReturnType<T> => {
-  const options = getPluginOptions<TablePlugin, V>(editor, ELEMENT_TABLE);
+  const { _cellIndices: cellIndices } = getPluginOptions<TablePlugin, V>(
+    editor,
+    ELEMENT_TABLE
+  );
 
   const startCellEntry = findNode(editor, {
     at: (at as any).anchor.path,
@@ -77,11 +80,11 @@ export const getTableMergeGridByRange = <T extends FormatType, V extends Value>(
   const realTable = tableEntry[0] as TTableElement;
 
   const { col: _startColIndex, row: _startRowIndex } =
-    getCellIndices(options, startCell) ||
+    getCellIndices(cellIndices!, startCell) ||
     computeCellIndices(editor, realTable, startCell)!;
 
   const { row: _endRowIndex, col: _endColIndex } = getCellIndicesWithSpans(
-    getCellIndices(options, endCell) ||
+    getCellIndices(cellIndices!, endCell) ||
       computeCellIndices(editor, realTable, endCell)!,
     endCell
   );
diff --git a/packages/table/src/merge/insertTableColumn.ts b/packages/table/src/merge/insertTableColumn.ts
index edf99f08e8..aa4aad98bc 100644
--- a/packages/table/src/merge/insertTableColumn.ts
+++ b/packages/table/src/merge/insertTableColumn.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,10 @@ export const insertTableMergeColumn = <V extends Value>(
     disableSelect?: boolean;
   } = {}
 ) => {
-  const options = getPluginOptions<TablePlugin, V>(editor, ELEMENT_TABLE);
+  const { _cellIndices: cellIndices } = getPluginOptions<TablePlugin, V>(
+    editor,
+    ELEMENT_TABLE
+  );
 
   const cellEntry = fromCell
     ? findNode(editor, {
@@ -79,7 +82,7 @@ export const insertTableMergeColumn = <V extends Value>(
     getPluginOptions<TablePlugin, V>(editor, ELEMENT_TABLE);
   const [tableNode, tablePath] = tableEntry;
 
-  const { col: cellColIndex } = getCellIndices(options, cell)!;
+  const { col: cellColIndex } = getCellIndices(cellIndices!, cell)!;
   const cellColSpan = getColSpan(cell);
 
   let nextColIndex: number;
@@ -92,7 +95,6 @@ export const insertTableMergeColumn = <V extends Value>(
     checkingColIndex = cellColIndex + cellColSpan - 1;
   }
 
-  const currentRowIndex = cellPath.at(-2); // recheck it
   const rowNumber = tableNode.children.length;
   const firstCol = nextColIndex <= 0;
 
@@ -117,7 +119,7 @@ export const insertTableMergeColumn = <V extends Value>(
   affectedCells.forEach((cur) => {
     const curCell = cur as TTableCellElement;
     const { row: curRowIndex, col: curColIndex } = getCellIndices(
-      options,
+      cellIndices!,
       curCell
     )!;
     const curRowSpan = getRowSpan(curCell);
diff --git a/packages/table/src/merge/insertTableRow.ts b/packages/table/src/merge/insertTableRow.ts
index cf1d7a7d9f..6731e159f6 100644
--- a/packages/table/src/merge/insertTableRow.ts
+++ b/packages/table/src/merge/insertTableRow.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import {
   getPluginType,
   insertElements,
   PlateEditor,
-  select,
   setNodes,
   Value,
   withoutNormalizing,
@@ -47,7 +46,10 @@ export const insertTableMergeRow = <V extends Value>(
     disableSelect?: boolean;
   } = {}
 ) => {
-  const options = getPluginOptions<TablePlugin, V>(editor, ELEMENT_TABLE);
+  const { _cellIndices: cellIndices } = getPluginOptions<TablePlugin, V>(
+    editor,
+    ELEMENT_TABLE
+  );
 
   const trEntry = fromRow
     ? findNode(editor, {
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ export const insertTableMergeRow = <V extends Value>(
   const [cellNode, cellPath] = cellEntry;
   const cellElement = cellNode as TTableCellElement;
   const cellRowSpan = getRowSpan(cellElement);
-  const { row: cellRowIndex } = getCellIndices(options, cellElement)!;
+  const { row: cellRowIndex } = getCellIndices(cellIndices!, cellElement)!;
 
   const rowPath = cellPath.at(-2)!;
   const tablePath = cellPath.slice(0, -2)!;
@@ -119,7 +121,7 @@ export const insertTableMergeRow = <V extends Value>(
 
     const curCell = cur as TTableCellElement;
     const { row: curRowIndex, col: curColIndex } = getCellIndices(
-      options,
+      cellIndices!,
       curCell
     )!;
 
diff --git a/packages/table/src/merge/mergeTableCells.ts b/packages/table/src/merge/mergeTableCells.ts
index 2fdd1ff8e2..18b88d0ab5 100644
--- a/packages/table/src/merge/mergeTableCells.ts
+++ b/packages/table/src/merge/mergeTableCells.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@ export const mergeTableCells = <V extends Value = Value>(
   editor: PlateEditor<V>
 ) => {
   withoutNormalizing(editor, () => {
-    const options = getPluginOptions<TablePlugin, V>(editor, ELEMENT_TABLE);
+    const { _cellIndices } = getPluginOptions<TablePlugin, V>(
+      editor,
+      ELEMENT_TABLE
+    );
     const tableEntry = getBlockAbove(editor, {
       at: editor.selection?.anchor.path,
       match: { type: getPluginType(editor, ELEMENT_TABLE) },
@@ -49,13 +52,13 @@ export const mergeTableCells = <V extends Value = Value>(
     // calculate the rowSpan which is the number of vertical cells that a cell should span.
     let rowSpan = 0;
     const { col } = getCellIndices(
-      options,
+      _cellIndices!,
       cellEntries[0][0] as TTableCellElement
     )!;
     cellEntries.forEach((cE) => {
       const cell = cE[0] as TTableCellElement;
       const { col: curCol } =
-        options._cellIndices?.get(cell) ||
+        _cellIndices?.get(cell) ||
         computeCellIndices(editor, tableEntry[0] as TTableElement, cell)!;
       if (col === curCol) {
         rowSpan += getRowSpan(cell);
diff --git a/packages/table/src/merge/unmergeTableCells.ts b/packages/table/src/merge/unmergeTableCells.ts
index dd76145071..400e34f21d 100644
--- a/packages/table/src/merge/unmergeTableCells.ts
+++ b/packages/table/src/merge/unmergeTableCells.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ export const unmergeTableCells = <V extends Value = Value>(
   editor: PlateEditor<V>
 ) => {
   withoutNormalizing(editor, () => {
-    const options = getPluginOptions<TablePlugin, V>(editor, ELEMENT_TABLE);
+    const { _cellIndices: cellIndices } = getPluginOptions<TablePlugin, V>(
+      editor,
+      ELEMENT_TABLE
+    );
 
     const cellEntries = getTableGridAbove(editor, { format: 'cell' });
     const [[cellElem, path]] = cellEntries;
@@ -54,7 +57,10 @@ export const unmergeTableCells = <V extends Value = Value>(
     // Remove the original merged cell from the editor
     removeNodes(editor, { at: path });
 
-    const { col } = getCellIndices(options, cellElem as TTableCellElement)!;
+    const { col } = getCellIndices(
+      cellIndices!,
+      cellElem as TTableCellElement
+    )!;
 
     const getColPathForRow = (row: number) => {
       let newColPath = 0;
@@ -66,7 +72,10 @@ export const unmergeTableCells = <V extends Value = Value>(
       const rowEl = rowEntry[0] as TTableRowElement;
 
       for (const item of rowEl.children) {
-        const { col: c } = getCellIndices(options, item as TTableCellElement)!;
+        const { col: c } = getCellIndices(
+          cellIndices!,
+          item as TTableCellElement
+        )!;
         if (c === col - 1) {
           newColPath = rowEl.children.indexOf(item) + 1;
           break;