diff --git a/src/coreclr/md/enc/metamodelrw.cpp b/src/coreclr/md/enc/metamodelrw.cpp
index 34fe8b84e95c88..3fde673faa5c43 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/md/enc/metamodelrw.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/md/enc/metamodelrw.cpp
@@ -309,16 +309,15 @@ ULONG CMiniMdRW::m_TruncatedEncTables[] =
 ULONG CMiniMdRW::GetTableForToken(      // Table index, or -1.
     mdToken     tkn)                    // Token to find.
 {
-    ULONG       ixTbl;                  // Loop control.
     ULONG       type = TypeFromToken(tkn);
 
     // Get the type -- if a string, no associated table.
     if (type >= mdtString)
         return (ULONG) -1;
     // Table number is same as high-byte of token.
-    ixTbl = type >> 24;
+    ULONG ixTbl = type >> 24;
     // Make sure.
-     _ASSERTE(g_TblIndex[ixTbl].m_Token == type);
+    _ASSERTE(ixTbl < TBL_COUNT);
 
     return ixTbl;
 } // CMiniMdRW::GetTableForToken