diff --git a/volatility3/framework/layers/resources.py b/volatility3/framework/layers/resources.py
index dca215c85..4a3bd279a 100644
--- a/volatility3/framework/layers/resources.py
+++ b/volatility3/framework/layers/resources.py
@@ -120,11 +120,7 @@ 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:
+                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