diff --git a/scikits/learn/datasets/narr/data.py b/scikits/learn/datasets/narr/data.py
index d2a5e216ad5a6a38325af67457ca280d580fd388..5ccbb78eb68e0a9471e8ec038d3fdc2f33843603 100644
--- a/scikits/learn/datasets/narr/data.py
+++ b/scikits/learn/datasets/narr/data.py
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+"""
+XXX: currently disabled
+"""
+
 """
 =============
 NCEP NARR data sets
@@ -179,4 +183,4 @@ def convert_time(time):
     return t0+days*day+hours*hour
     
     
-narr = load(1979, 1,1)
+# narr = load(1979, 1,1) XXX: currently disabled