diff --git a/volatility3/framework/layers/resources.py b/volatility3/framework/layers/resources.py
index 6083e795e..b9eae6634 100644
--- a/volatility3/framework/layers/resources.py
+++ b/volatility3/framework/layers/resources.py
@@ -139,18 +139,8 @@ class ResourceAccessor(object):
             fp = urllib.request.urlopen(url, context=self._context)
         except error.URLError as excp:
             if excp.args:
-                # TODO: As of python3.7 this can be removed
-                unverified_retrieval = (
-                    hasattr(ssl, "SSLCertVerificationError")
-                    and isinstance(excp.args[0], ssl.SSLCertVerificationError)
-                ) or (
-                    isinstance(excp.args[0], ssl.SSLError)
-                    and excp.args[0].reason == "CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED"
-                )
-                if unverified_retrieval:
-                    vollog.warning(
-                        "SSL certificate verification failed: attempting UNVERIFIED retrieval"
-                    )
+                if isinstance(excp.args[0], ssl.SSLCertVerificationError):
+                    vollog.warning("SSL certificate verification failed: attempting UNVERIFIED retrieval")
                     non_verifying_ctx = ssl.SSLContext()
                     non_verifying_ctx.check_hostname = False
                     non_verifying_ctx.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_NONE