diff --git a/theme/theme.inc b/theme/theme.inc
index eaf8d2d..f38255d 100644
--- a/theme/theme.inc
+++ b/theme/theme.inc
@@ -598,8 +598,8 @@ function template_preprocess_views_view_table(&$vars) {
         $empty &= empty($columns[$column]);
       }
       if ($empty) {
-        foreach ($vars['rows'] as $num => &$columns) {
-          unset($columns[$column]);
+        foreach ($vars['rows'] as $num => &$column_items) {
+          unset($column_items[$column]);
           unset($vars['header'][$column]);
         }
       }