diff --git a/dosagelib/util.py b/dosagelib/util.py
index 4b1c8680e..20250e035 100644
--- a/dosagelib/util.py
+++ b/dosagelib/util.py
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ from urllib.parse import (parse_qs, quote as url_quote, unquote as url_unquote,
         urlparse, urlunparse, urlsplit)
 from urllib.robotparser import RobotFileParser
 
-import requests
-
 from .output import out
 from .configuration import UserAgent, App, SupportUrl
 from . import AppName
@@ -244,16 +242,12 @@ def urlopen(url, session, referrer=None, max_content_bytes=None,
     else:
         method = 'POST'
         out.debug(u'Sending POST data %s' % kwargs['data'], level=3)
-    try:
-        req = session.request(method, url, **kwargs)
-        out.debug(u'Response cookies: %s' % req.cookies)
-        check_content_size(url, req.headers, max_content_bytes)
-        if req.status_code not in allow_errors:
-            req.raise_for_status()
-        return req
-    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as err:
-        msg = 'URL retrieval of %s failed: %s' % (url, err)
-        raise IOError(msg)
+    req = session.request(method, url, **kwargs)
+    out.debug(u'Response cookies: %s' % req.cookies)
+    check_content_size(url, req.headers, max_content_bytes)
+    if req.status_code not in allow_errors:
+        req.raise_for_status()
+    return req
 
 
 def check_content_size(url, headers, max_content_bytes):