diff --git a/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/model/outline/TOCEnrichmentService.java b/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/model/outline/TOCEnrichmentService.java
index 71da252..72bad8b 100644
--- a/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/model/outline/TOCEnrichmentService.java
+++ b/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/model/outline/TOCEnrichmentService.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.knecon.fforesight.service.layoutparser.processor.model.outline;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -185,12 +186,8 @@ public class TOCEnrichmentService {
             List<Cell> previousTableNonHeaderRow = getRowWithNonHeaderCells(previousTable);
             List<Cell> tableNonHeaderRow = getRowWithNonHeaderCells(currentTable);
             // Allow merging of tables if header row is separated from first logical non-header row
-            if (previousTableNonHeaderRow.isEmpty()
-                && previousTable.getRowCount() == 1
-                && previousTable.getRows()
-                           .get(0).size() == tableNonHeaderRow.size()) {
-                previousTableNonHeaderRow = previousTable.getRows()
-                        .get(0)
+            if (previousTableNonHeaderRow.isEmpty() && previousTable.getRowCount() == 1 && previousTable.getRows().get(0).size() == tableNonHeaderRow.size()) {
+                previousTableNonHeaderRow = previousTable.getRows().get(0)
                         .stream()
                         .map(cell -> {
                             Cell fakeCell = Cell.copy(cell);
@@ -201,8 +198,7 @@ public class TOCEnrichmentService {
             }
             if (previousTableNonHeaderRow.size() == tableNonHeaderRow.size()) {
                 for (int i = currentTable.getRowCount() - 1; i >= 0; i--) { // Non header rows are most likely at bottom of table
-                    List<Cell> row = currentTable.getRows()
-                            .get(i);
+                    List<Cell> row = currentTable.getRows().get(i);
                     if (row.size() == tableNonHeaderRow.size() && row.stream()
                             .allMatch(cell -> cell.getHeaderCells().isEmpty())) {
                         for (int j = 0; j < row.size(); j++) {
@@ -225,18 +221,15 @@ public class TOCEnrichmentService {
 
         return table.getRows()
                 .stream()
-                .flatMap(row -> row.stream()
-                        .filter(cell -> !cell.getHeaderCells().isEmpty()))
-                .findAny().isEmpty();
-
+                .flatMap(Collection::stream)
+                .allMatch(cell -> cell.getHeaderCells().isEmpty());
     }
 
 
     private List<Cell> getRowWithNonHeaderCells(TablePageBlock table) {
 
         for (int i = table.getRowCount() - 1; i >= 0; i--) { // Non header rows are most likely at bottom of table
-            List<Cell> row = table.getRows()
-                    .get(i);
+            List<Cell> row = table.getRows().get(i);
             if (row.size() == 1) {
                 continue;
             }
diff --git a/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/services/factory/TableNodeFactory.java b/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/services/factory/TableNodeFactory.java
index e14075e..8d06a29 100644
--- a/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/services/factory/TableNodeFactory.java
+++ b/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/services/factory/TableNodeFactory.java
@@ -36,10 +36,7 @@ public class TableNodeFactory {
                          Document document) {
 
         setPageNumberInCells(tablesToMerge);
-        Set<Page> pages = tablesToMerge.stream()
-                .map(AbstractPageBlock::getPage)
-                .map(context::getPage)
-                .collect(Collectors.toSet());
+
         List<List<Cell>> mergedRows = tablesToMerge.stream()
                 .map(TablePageBlock::getRows)
                 .flatMap(Collection::stream)
diff --git a/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/utils/TableMergingUtility.java b/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/utils/TableMergingUtility.java
index 3f9a92b..d33b63c 100644
--- a/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/utils/TableMergingUtility.java
+++ b/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/utils/TableMergingUtility.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public class TableMergingUtility {
             TablePageBlock consecutiveTable = consecutiveTables.get(i);
 
             if (consecutiveTable.getColCount() == originalTablePageBlock.getColCount() //
-                && headersMatch(originalTablePageBlock, consecutiveTable) //
+                && getHeaders(consecutiveTable).isEmpty() //
                 && outerBoundaryAlignsX(originalTablePageBlock, consecutiveTable) //
                 && consecutiveOrSamePage(currentTable, consecutiveTable) //
                 && !tableBetween(currentTable, consecutiveTable, findTablesBetween(consecutiveTables, currentTableIndex, i))) {
@@ -80,12 +80,6 @@ public class TableMergingUtility {
     }
 
 
-    private static boolean headersMatch(TablePageBlock originalTable, TablePageBlock consecutiveTable) {
-
-        return getHeaders(consecutiveTable).isEmpty() || getHeaders(originalTable).equals(getHeaders(consecutiveTable));
-    }
-
-
     private static boolean outerBoundaryAlignsX(TablePageBlock originalTablePageBlock, TablePageBlock consecutiveTable) {
 
         return Math.abs(consecutiveTable.getMinX() - originalTablePageBlock.getMinX()) < TABLE_ALIGNMENT_THRESHOLD