diff --git a/python/cugraph/cugraph/link_analysis/hits.py b/python/cugraph/cugraph/link_analysis/hits.py
index 0b281fbb5d5..1dfb235fbd1 100644
--- a/python/cugraph/cugraph/link_analysis/hits.py
+++ b/python/cugraph/cugraph/link_analysis/hits.py
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 # from cugraph.link_analysis import hits_wrapper
-from cugraph.utilities import (ensure_cugraph_obj_for_nx,
-                               df_score_to_dictionary,
-                               )
+
+# from cugraph.utilities import (ensure_cugraph_obj_for_nx,
+#                               df_score_to_dictionary,
+#                               )
 
 
 def hits(G, max_iter=100, tol=1.0e-5, nstart=None, normalized=True):
@@ -74,8 +75,8 @@ def hits(G, max_iter=100, tol=1.0e-5, nstart=None, normalized=True):
     >>> G.from_cudf_edgelist(gdf, source='0', destination='1')
     >>> hits = cugraph.hits(G, max_iter = 50)
     """
-    raise NotImplementedError("Temporarily disabled.  New version in 21.12")
 
+    """
     G, isNx = ensure_cugraph_obj_for_nx(G)
 
     df = hits_wrapper.hits(G, max_iter, tol)  # noqa: F821
@@ -90,3 +91,5 @@ def hits(G, max_iter=100, tol=1.0e-5, nstart=None, normalized=True):
         df = (d1, d2)
 
     return df
+    """
+    raise NotImplementedError("Temporarily disabled.  New version in 21.12")