diff --git a/layout/html/table/src/nsTableRowFrame.cpp b/layout/html/table/src/nsTableRowFrame.cpp
index 648ce95adca2..83817a8921bc 100644
--- a/layout/html/table/src/nsTableRowFrame.cpp
+++ b/layout/html/table/src/nsTableRowFrame.cpp
@@ -1437,18 +1437,13 @@ NS_METHOD nsTableRowFrame::IR_TargetIsChild(nsIPresContext*      aPresContext,
     PRBool tallestCellGotShorter = PR_FALSE;
 #ifndef MOZ_MATHML
     if (initCellDesSize.height < oldCellDesSize.height) {
-      if (oldCellDesSize.height == GetTallestCell()) {
+      nscoord width  = initCellDesSize.width;
+      nscoord height = initCellDesSize.height;
+      CalculateCellActualSize(aNextFrame, width, height, cellAvailWidth); // considers style
+      nscoord tallest = GetTallestCell();
+      if ((height == tallest) && (cellMet.height < tallest)) {
         tallestCellGotShorter = PR_TRUE;
       }
-      else {
-        nscoord width  = initCellDesSize.width;
-        nscoord height = initCellDesSize.height;
-        CalculateCellActualSize(aNextFrame, width, height, cellAvailWidth); // considers style
-        nscoord tallest = GetTallestCell();
-        if ((height == tallest) && (cellMet.height < tallest)) {
-          tallestCellGotShorter = PR_TRUE;
-        }
-      }
     }
     if (tallestCellGotShorter) {
       CalcTallestCell();
diff --git a/layout/tables/nsTableRowFrame.cpp b/layout/tables/nsTableRowFrame.cpp
index 648ce95adca2..83817a8921bc 100644
--- a/layout/tables/nsTableRowFrame.cpp
+++ b/layout/tables/nsTableRowFrame.cpp
@@ -1437,18 +1437,13 @@ NS_METHOD nsTableRowFrame::IR_TargetIsChild(nsIPresContext*      aPresContext,
     PRBool tallestCellGotShorter = PR_FALSE;
 #ifndef MOZ_MATHML
     if (initCellDesSize.height < oldCellDesSize.height) {
-      if (oldCellDesSize.height == GetTallestCell()) {
+      nscoord width  = initCellDesSize.width;
+      nscoord height = initCellDesSize.height;
+      CalculateCellActualSize(aNextFrame, width, height, cellAvailWidth); // considers style
+      nscoord tallest = GetTallestCell();
+      if ((height == tallest) && (cellMet.height < tallest)) {
         tallestCellGotShorter = PR_TRUE;
       }
-      else {
-        nscoord width  = initCellDesSize.width;
-        nscoord height = initCellDesSize.height;
-        CalculateCellActualSize(aNextFrame, width, height, cellAvailWidth); // considers style
-        nscoord tallest = GetTallestCell();
-        if ((height == tallest) && (cellMet.height < tallest)) {
-          tallestCellGotShorter = PR_TRUE;
-        }
-      }
     }
     if (tallestCellGotShorter) {
       CalcTallestCell();