diff --git a/lib/marked.js b/lib/marked.js
index 6145a8cf65..c797e7add1 100644
--- a/lib/marked.js
+++ b/lib/marked.js
@@ -97,16 +97,15 @@ block.normal = merge({}, block);
  */
 
 block.gfm = merge({}, block.normal, {
+  nptable: /^ *([^|\n ].*\|.*)\n *([-:]+ *\|[-| :]*)(?:\n((?:.*[^>\n ].*(?:\n|$))*)\n*|$)/,
+  table: /^ *\|(.+)\n *\|?( *[-:]+[-| :]*)(?:\n((?: *[^>\n ].*(?:\n|$))*)\n*|$)/
 });
 
 /**
  * GFM + Tables Block Grammar
  */
 
-block.tables = merge({}, block.gfm, {
-  nptable: /^ *([^|\n ].*\|.*)\n *([-:]+ *\|[-| :]*)(?:\n((?:.*[^>\n ].*(?:\n|$))*)\n*|$)/,
-  table: /^ *\|(.+)\n *\|?( *[-:]+[-| :]*)(?:\n((?: *[^>\n ].*(?:\n|$))*)\n*|$)/
-});
+block.tables = merge({}, block.gfm);
 
 /**
  * Pedantic grammar