diff --git a/activitysim/abm/tables/landuse.py b/activitysim/abm/tables/landuse.py
index 91dd3e5ff..8d9376b75 100644
--- a/activitysim/abm/tables/landuse.py
+++ b/activitysim/abm/tables/landuse.py
@@ -81,14 +81,6 @@ def land_use_taz(state: workflow.State):
     df.info(buf=buffer)
     logger.debug("land_use_taz.info:\n" + buffer.getvalue())
 
-    # check that the number of rows in land_use_taz matches the number of zones in the skims
-    network_los: Network_LOS = state.get("network_los")
-    skims = network_los.get_skim_dict("taz")
-    if isinstance(skims, SkimDict):
-        assert len(skims.zone_ids) == len(df)
-    else:  # SkimDataset
-        assert len(skims.dataset.indexes["otaz"]) == len(df)
-
     # replace table function with dataframe
     state.add_table("land_use_taz", df)
 
diff --git a/activitysim/core/los.py b/activitysim/core/los.py
index a22656298..d34f3c3b1 100644
--- a/activitysim/core/los.py
+++ b/activitysim/core/los.py
@@ -501,6 +501,16 @@ def load_data(self):
             else:
                 self.skim_dicts["tap"] = self.get_skim_dict("tap")
 
+        # check that the number of rows in land_use_taz matches the number of zones in the skims
+        # network_los: Network_LOS = state.get("network_los")
+        skims = self.get_skim_dict("taz")
+        if hasattr(skims, "zone_ids"):  # SkimDict
+            assert len(skims.zone_ids) == len(self.state.get_dataframe("land_use_taz"))
+        else:  # SkimDataset
+            assert len(skims.dataset.indexes["otaz"]) == len(
+                self.state.get_dataframe("land_use_taz")
+            )
+
     def create_skim_dict(self, skim_tag, _override_offset_int=None):
         """
         Create a new SkimDict of type specified by skim_tag (e.g. 'taz', 'maz' or 'tap')