diff --git a/python/cugraph/cugraph/tests/link_prediction/test_overlap.py b/python/cugraph/cugraph/tests/link_prediction/test_overlap.py
index 11ef0047b63..4b00330b6c9 100644
--- a/python/cugraph/cugraph/tests/link_prediction/test_overlap.py
+++ b/python/cugraph/cugraph/tests/link_prediction/test_overlap.py
@@ -182,7 +182,9 @@ def test_directed_graph_check(graph_file, use_weight):
 
     vertex_pair = vertex_pair[:5]
     with pytest.raises(ValueError):
-        cugraph.overlap(G1, vertex_pair, use_weight)
+        cugraph.overlap(
+            G1, vertex_pair, do_expensive_check=False, use_weight=use_weight
+        )
 
 
 @pytest.mark.sg
diff --git a/python/cugraph/cugraph/tests/link_prediction/test_sorensen.py b/python/cugraph/cugraph/tests/link_prediction/test_sorensen.py
index 8806f135302..6345187a376 100644
--- a/python/cugraph/cugraph/tests/link_prediction/test_sorensen.py
+++ b/python/cugraph/cugraph/tests/link_prediction/test_sorensen.py
@@ -219,7 +219,9 @@ def test_directed_graph_check(read_csv, use_weight):
 
     vertex_pair = vertex_pair[:5]
     with pytest.raises(ValueError):
-        cugraph.sorensen(G1, vertex_pair, use_weight)
+        cugraph.sorensen(
+            G1, vertex_pair, do_expensive_check=False, use_weight=use_weight
+        )
 
 
 @pytest.mark.sg