diff --git a/gold.go b/gold.go
index 2eac40a..a062f3c 100644
--- a/gold.go
+++ b/gold.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/microcosm-cc/bluemonday"
-	"github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter"
 	bf "gopkg.in/russross/blackfriday.v2"
 )
 
@@ -18,16 +17,10 @@ var (
 	stripper = bluemonday.StrictPolicy()
 )
 
-type TableData struct {
-	table       *tablewriter.Table
-	tableHeader []string
-	tableCell   []string
-}
-
 type TermRenderer struct {
-	BaseURL   string
-	style     map[StyleType]*ElementStyle
-	tableData TableData
+	BaseURL string
+	style   map[StyleType]*ElementStyle
+	table   TableElement
 }
 
 func Render(in string, stylePath string) ([]byte, error) {
diff --git a/table.go b/table.go
index 522be0c..7869db5 100644
--- a/table.go
+++ b/table.go
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 type TableElement struct {
+	writer *tablewriter.Table
+	header []string
+	cell   []string
 }
 
 type TableRowElement struct {
@@ -20,25 +23,25 @@ type TableCellElement struct {
 }
 
 func (e *TableElement) Render(w io.Writer, node *bf.Node, tr *TermRenderer) error {
-	tr.tableData.table = tablewriter.NewWriter(w)
+	tr.table.writer = tablewriter.NewWriter(w)
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (e *TableElement) Finish(w io.Writer, node *bf.Node, tr *TermRenderer) error {
-	tr.tableData.table.Render()
-	tr.tableData = TableData{}
+	tr.table.writer.Render()
+	tr.table.writer = nil
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (e *TableRowElement) Finish(w io.Writer, node *bf.Node, tr *TermRenderer) error {
-	tr.tableData.table.Append(tr.tableData.tableCell)
-	tr.tableData.tableCell = []string{}
+	tr.table.writer.Append(tr.table.cell)
+	tr.table.cell = []string{}
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (e *TableHeadElement) Finish(w io.Writer, node *bf.Node, tr *TermRenderer) error {
-	tr.tableData.table.SetHeader(tr.tableData.tableHeader)
-	tr.tableData.tableHeader = []string{}
+	tr.table.writer.SetHeader(tr.table.header)
+	tr.table.header = []string{}
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -52,9 +55,9 @@ func (e *TableCellElement) Render(w io.Writer, node *bf.Node, tr *TermRenderer)
 	}
 
 	if node.Parent.Parent.Type == bf.TableHead {
-		tr.tableData.tableHeader = append(tr.tableData.tableHeader, s)
+		tr.table.header = append(tr.table.header, s)
 	} else {
-		tr.tableData.tableCell = append(tr.tableData.tableCell, s)
+		tr.table.cell = append(tr.table.cell, s)
 	}
 
 	return nil