diff --git a/scripts/datasets/check_pannuke.py b/scripts/datasets/check_pannuke.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..da57c947
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/datasets/check_pannuke.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+from torch_em.util.debug import check_loader
+from torch_em.data.datasets import get_pannuke_loader
+
+
+PANNUKE_ROOT = "/scratch/usr/nimanwai/data/pannuke/"
+
+
+def check_pannuke():
+    loader = get_pannuke_loader(
+        path=PANNUKE_ROOT,
+        batch_size=2,
+        patch_shape=(1, 512, 512),
+        ndim=2,
+        download=True
+    )
+    check_loader(loader, 8, instance_labels=True, plt=False, rgb=True)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    check_pannuke()
diff --git a/torch_em/data/datasets/pannuke.py b/torch_em/data/datasets/pannuke.py
index 1eb5e216..2a2a9cb9 100644
--- a/torch_em/data/datasets/pannuke.py
+++ b/torch_em/data/datasets/pannuke.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 from glob import glob
 
 import torch_em
-from torch_em.util.debug import check_loader
 from torch_em.data.datasets import util
 
 
@@ -197,18 +196,3 @@ def get_pannuke_loader(
         custom_label_choice=custom_label_choice,
         **dataset_kwargs)
     return torch_em.get_data_loader(ds, batch_size=batch_size, **loader_kwargs)
-
-
-def main():
-    train_loader = get_pannuke_loader(
-        path="./pannuke/",
-        batch_size=2,
-        patch_shape=(1, 256, 256),
-        ndim=2,
-        download=True
-    )
-    check_loader(train_loader, 8, instance_labels=True, plt=False, rgb=True)
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()