diff --git a/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/BaseXSSFEvaluationWorkbook.java b/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/BaseXSSFEvaluationWorkbook.java
index c2c1f06cd2..c1b5eb1042 100644
--- a/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/BaseXSSFEvaluationWorkbook.java
+++ b/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/BaseXSSFEvaluationWorkbook.java
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ package org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel;
 
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentSkipListMap;
 
-import org.apache.commons.collections4.map.CaseInsensitiveMap;
 import org.apache.poi.ss.SpreadsheetVersion;
 import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.EvaluationName;
 import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.EvaluationWorkbook;
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ public abstract class BaseXSSFEvaluationWorkbook implements FormulaRenderingWork
         if ( _tableCache != null ) {
             return _tableCache;
         }
-        _tableCache = new CaseInsensitiveMap<>();
+        _tableCache = new ConcurrentSkipListMap<>(String.CASE_INSENSITIVE_ORDER);
 
         for (Sheet sheet : _uBook) {
             for (XSSFTable tbl : ((XSSFSheet)sheet).getTables()) {
diff --git a/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/XSSFTable.java b/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/XSSFTable.java
index 39f45df8e3..fbba2f697a 100644
--- a/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/XSSFTable.java
+++ b/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/XSSFTable.java
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentSkipListMap;
 
-import org.apache.commons.collections4.map.CaseInsensitiveMap;
 import org.apache.poi.ooxml.POIXMLDocumentPart;
 import org.apache.poi.openxml4j.opc.PackagePart;
 import org.apache.poi.ss.SpreadsheetVersion;
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class XSSFTable extends POIXMLDocumentPart implements Table {
     private CTTable ctTable;
     private transient List<XSSFXmlColumnPr> xmlColumnPrs;
     private transient List<XSSFTableColumn> tableColumns;
-    private transient CaseInsensitiveMap<String, Integer> columnMap;
+    private transient ConcurrentSkipListMap<String, Integer> columnMap;
     private transient CellReference startCellReference;
     private transient CellReference endCellReference;
     private transient String commonXPath;
@@ -831,8 +831,7 @@ public class XSSFTable extends POIXMLDocumentPart implements Table {
     public int findColumnIndex(String columnHeader) {
         if (columnHeader == null) return -1;
         if (columnMap == null) {
-            final int count = getColumnCount();
-            columnMap = new CaseInsensitiveMap<>(count * 3 / 2);
+            columnMap = new ConcurrentSkipListMap<>(String.CASE_INSENSITIVE_ORDER);
 
             int i = 0;
             for (XSSFTableColumn column : getColumns()) {