diff --git a/src/xradio/image/_util/_fits/xds_from_fits.py b/src/xradio/image/_util/_fits/xds_from_fits.py
index 277e6845..9e62c47b 100644
--- a/src/xradio/image/_util/_fits/xds_from_fits.py
+++ b/src/xradio/image/_util/_fits/xds_from_fits.py
@@ -36,10 +36,12 @@
     _l_m_attr_notes,
 )
 
-from xradio.image._util._casacore.common import (
-    _image_flag,
-    _beam_fit_params,
-)
+# from xradio.image._util._casacore.common import (
+#     _image_flag,
+#     _beam_fit_params,
+# )
+_image_flag = "flag"
+_beam_fit_params = "beam_fit_params"
 
 
 def _fits_image_to_xds(