diff --git a/src/vscode-table/vscode-table.test.ts b/src/vscode-table/vscode-table.test.ts
index 0c65b4d9c..5659533c5 100644
--- a/src/vscode-table/vscode-table.test.ts
+++ b/src/vscode-table/vscode-table.test.ts
@@ -6,4 +6,11 @@ describe('vscode-table', () => {
     const el = document.createElement('vscode-table');
     expect(el).to.instanceOf(VscodeTable);
   });
+
+  it('should not throw when removed from the DOM', () => {
+    const el = document.createElement('vscode-table');
+    document.body.append(el);
+
+    expect(() => el.remove()).not.to.throw();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/vscode-table/vscode-table.ts b/src/vscode-table/vscode-table.ts
index 313904f0a..3bd9b88d0 100644
--- a/src/vscode-table/vscode-table.ts
+++ b/src/vscode-table/vscode-table.ts
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ export class VscodeTable extends VscElement {
    */
   private _sashHovers: boolean[] = [];
   private _columns: string[] = [];
-  private _componentResizeObserver!: ResizeObserver;
-  private _headerResizeObserver!: ResizeObserver;
+  private _componentResizeObserver?: ResizeObserver;
+  private _headerResizeObserver?: ResizeObserver;
   private _bodyResizeObserver?: ResizeObserver;
   private _activeSashElementIndex = -1;
   private _activeSashCursorOffset = 0;
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ export class VscodeTable extends VscElement {
 
   disconnectedCallback(): void {
     super.disconnectedCallback();
-    this._componentResizeObserver.unobserve(this);
-    this._componentResizeObserver.disconnect();
+    this._componentResizeObserver?.unobserve(this);
+    this._componentResizeObserver?.disconnect();
     this._bodyResizeObserver?.disconnect();
   }