diff --git a/easybuild/easyblocks/o/openssl_wrapper.py b/easybuild/easyblocks/o/openssl_wrapper.py
index f4e7e6dbf7..a7bf49e701 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyblocks/o/openssl_wrapper.py
+++ b/easybuild/easyblocks/o/openssl_wrapper.py
@@ -29,12 +29,7 @@
 """
 import os
 import re
-
-try:
-    from urllib.parse import urlparse
-except ImportError:
-    # fallback for Python 2.7, should be removed for EasyBuild >= 5.0
-    from urlparse import urlparse
+from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
 from easybuild.tools import LooseVersion