diff --git a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Spreadsheet.php b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Spreadsheet.php
index 09022bbc63..fc85757a37 100644
--- a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Spreadsheet.php
+++ b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Spreadsheet.php
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ public function addSheet(Worksheet $worksheet, ?int $sheetIndex = null, bool $re
      */
     public function removeSheetByIndex(int $sheetIndex): void
     {
-        $numSheets = count($this->workSheetCollection);
+        $numSheets = $this->getSheetCount();
         if ($sheetIndex > $numSheets - 1) {
             throw new Exception(
                 "You tried to remove a sheet by the out of bounds index: {$sheetIndex}. The actual number of sheets is {$numSheets}."
@@ -660,9 +660,10 @@ public function getAllSheets(): array
      */
     public function getSheetByName(string $worksheetName): ?Worksheet
     {
-        $worksheetCount = count($this->workSheetCollection);
-        for ($i = 0; $i < $worksheetCount; ++$i) {
-            if (strcasecmp($this->workSheetCollection[$i]->getTitle(), trim($worksheetName, "'")) === 0) {
+        $trimWorksheetName = trim($worksheetName, "'");
+
+        for ($i = 0; $i < $this->getSheetCount(); ++$i) {
+            if (strcasecmp($this->workSheetCollection[$i]->getTitle(), $trimWorksheetName) === 0) {
                 return $this->workSheetCollection[$i];
             }
         }
@@ -790,8 +791,8 @@ public function setActiveSheetIndexByName(string $worksheetName): Worksheet
     public function getSheetNames(): array
     {
         $returnValue = [];
-        $worksheetCount = $this->getSheetCount();
-        for ($i = 0; $i < $worksheetCount; ++$i) {
+
+        for ($i = 0; $i < $this->getSheetCount(); ++$i) {
             $returnValue[] = $this->getSheet($i)->getTitle();
         }