diff --git a/jc/parsers/lsmod.py b/jc/parsers/lsmod.py
index 57b108a9..118109af 100644
--- a/jc/parsers/lsmod.py
+++ b/jc/parsers/lsmod.py
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ Examples:
     ]
 """
 import jc.utils
+import jc.parsers.universal
 
 
 def process(proc_data):
@@ -163,14 +164,10 @@ def parse(data, raw=False, quiet=False):
     if not quiet:
         jc.utils.compatibility(__name__, compatible)
 
-    # code adapted from Conor Heine at:
-    # https://gist.github.com/cahna/43a1a3ff4d075bcd71f9d7120037a501
-
     cleandata = data.splitlines()
-    headers = [h for h in ' '.join(cleandata[0].lower().strip().split()).split() if h]
+    cleandata[0] = cleandata[0].lower()
 
-    raw_data = map(lambda s: s.strip().split(None, len(headers) - 1), cleandata[1:])
-    raw_output = [dict(zip(headers, r)) for r in raw_data]
+    raw_output = jc.parsers.universal.simple_table_parse(cleandata)
 
     for mod in raw_output:
         if 'by' in mod: