diff --git a/src/plugins/BlockMenuTrigger.tsx b/src/plugins/BlockMenuTrigger.tsx
index 87abaf259..9b3d43f9d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/BlockMenuTrigger.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/BlockMenuTrigger.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { InputRule } from "prosemirror-inputrules";
 import ReactDOM from "react-dom";
 import * as React from "react";
 import { Plugin } from "prosemirror-state";
-import { isInTable } from "prosemirror-tables";
 import { findParentNode } from "prosemirror-utils";
 import { PlusIcon } from "outline-icons";
 import { Decoration, DecorationSet } from "prosemirror-view";
@@ -158,11 +157,7 @@ export default class BlockMenuTrigger extends Extension {
       // main regex should match only:
       // /word
       new InputRule(OPEN_REGEX, (state, match) => {
-        if (
-          match &&
-          state.selection.$from.parent.type.name === "paragraph" &&
-          !isInTable(state)
-        ) {
+        if (match) {
           this.options.onOpen(match[1]);
         }
         return null;