diff --git a/camelot/core.py b/camelot/core.py
index a093774e..600634ca 100644
--- a/camelot/core.py
+++ b/camelot/core.py
@@ -647,20 +647,21 @@ def copy_spanning_text(self, copy_text=None):
 
         Returns
         -------
-        t : camelot.core.Table
+        table : camelot.core.Table
+
         """
         for f in copy_text:
             if f == "h":
                 for i in range(len(self.cells)):
                     for j in range(len(self.cells[i])):
                         if self.cells[i][j].text.strip() == "":
-                            if self.cells[i][j].hspan and not self.cells[i][j].left:
+                            if not self.cells[i][j].left:
                                 self.cells[i][j].text = self.cells[i][j - 1].text
             elif f == "v":
                 for i in range(len(self.cells)):
                     for j in range(len(self.cells[i])):
                         if self.cells[i][j].text.strip() == "":
-                            if self.cells[i][j].vspan and not self.cells[i][j].top:
+                            if not self.cells[i][j].top:
                                 self.cells[i][j].text = self.cells[i - 1][j].text
         return self
 
diff --git a/camelot/parsers/lattice.py b/camelot/parsers/lattice.py
index 693b5a08..1aee658b 100644
--- a/camelot/parsers/lattice.py
+++ b/camelot/parsers/lattice.py
@@ -169,16 +169,16 @@ def _reduce_index(table, idx, shift_text):
         indices = []
         for r_idx, c_idx, text in idx:
             for d in shift_text:
-                if d == "l" and table.cells[r_idx][c_idx].hspan:
+                if d == "l":
                     while not table.cells[r_idx][c_idx].left:
                         c_idx -= 1
-                if d == "r" and table.cells[r_idx][c_idx].hspan:
+                elif d == "r":
                     while not table.cells[r_idx][c_idx].right:
                         c_idx += 1
-                if d == "t" and table.cells[r_idx][c_idx].vspan:
+                elif d == "t":
                     while not table.cells[r_idx][c_idx].top:
                         r_idx -= 1
-                if d == "b" and table.cells[r_idx][c_idx].vspan:
+                elif d == "b":
                     while not table.cells[r_idx][c_idx].bottom:
                         r_idx += 1
             indices.append((r_idx, c_idx, text))