@@ -698,13 +698,10 @@ class SSLValidationHandler(urllib_request.BaseHandler):

         return True

     def _make_context(self, to_add_ca_cert_path):

-        if HAS_SSLCONTEXT:

-            context = create_default_context()

-        elif HAS_URLLIB3_PYOPENSSLCONTEXT:

+        if HAS_URLLIB3_PYOPENSSLCONTEXT:

             context = PyOpenSSLContext(PROTOCOL)

         else:

-            raise NotImplementedError('Host libraries are too old to support creating an sslcontext')

-

+            context = create_default_context()

         if to_add_ca_cert_path:

             context.load_verify_locations(to_add_ca_cert_path)

         return context

@@ -713,11 +710,8 @@ class SSLValidationHandler(urllib_request.BaseHandler):

         tmp_ca_cert_path, to_add_ca_cert_path, paths_checked = self.get_ca_certs()

         https_proxy = os.environ.get('https_proxy')

         context = None

-        try:

+        if HAS_SSLCONTEXT or HAS_URLLIB3_PYOPENSSLCONTEXT:

             context = self._make_context(to_add_ca_cert_path)

-        except Exception:

-            # We'll make do with no context below

-            pass

         # Detect if 'no_proxy' environment variable is set and if our URL is included

         use_proxy = self.detect_no_proxy(req.get_full_url())