diff --git a/src/lib/components/modes/tablemode/TableMode.scss b/src/lib/components/modes/tablemode/TableMode.scss
index 34be2d7d..d181889a 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/modes/tablemode/TableMode.scss
+++ b/src/lib/components/modes/tablemode/TableMode.scss
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@
             padding: 0;
             position: sticky;
             top: 0;
-            z-index: 1;
 
             .jse-table-root-error {
               // same padding as .jse-column-header