diff --git a/src/Cell.php b/src/Cell.php
index 082af39..4324cf6 100644
--- a/src/Cell.php
+++ b/src/Cell.php
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ protected function cellTextHAlign(
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns the top Y coordinate of the cell wrapping the text.
+     * Returns the baseline Y coordinate of the cell wrapping the text.
      *
      * @param float     $txty    Text baseline top Y coordinate in internal points.
      * @param float     $pheight Cell height in internal points.
diff --git a/src/Text.php b/src/Text.php
index 52200bf..124e7f7 100644
--- a/src/Text.php
+++ b/src/Text.php
@@ -128,8 +128,9 @@ public function getTextCell(
         $this->prepareText($txt, $ordarr, $dim, $forcedir);
         $txt_pwidth = $dim['totwidth'];
 
-        $cell_pheight = $this->toPoints($height);
         $cell = $this->adjustMinCellPadding($styles, $cell);
+
+        $cell_pheight = $this->toPoints($height);
         if ($height <= 0) {
             $cell_pheight = $this->cellMinHeight($valign, $cell);
         }
@@ -153,9 +154,6 @@ public function getTextCell(
             $cell
         );
 
-        $curfont = $this->font->getCurrentFont();
-        $fontascent = $this->toUnit($curfont['ascent']);
-
         $txt_pnty = $this->textVPosFromCell(
             $cell_pnty,
             $cell_pheight,