diff --git a/lib/request/proxy.py b/lib/request/proxy.py
index 018430679..e52d6700e 100644
--- a/lib/request/proxy.py
+++ b/lib/request/proxy.py
@@ -7,14 +7,12 @@ See the file 'doc/COPYING' for copying permission
 
 import httplib
 import socket
+import ssl
 import urllib
 import urllib2
 
 from lib.core.exception import SqlmapUnsupportedFeatureException
-from lib.core.settings import PYVERSION
 
-if PYVERSION >= "2.6":
-    import ssl
 
 class ProxyHTTPConnection(httplib.HTTPConnection):
     _ports = {"http": 80, "https": 443}
@@ -82,12 +80,8 @@ class ProxyHTTPSConnection(ProxyHTTPConnection):
         ProxyHTTPConnection.connect(self)
 
         # Make the sock ssl-aware
-        if PYVERSION >= "2.6":
-            sslobj = ssl.wrap_socket(self.sock, self.key_file, self.cert_file)
-            self.sock = sslobj
-        else:
-            sslobj = socket.ssl(self.sock, self.key_file, self.cert_file)
-            self.sock = httplib.FakeSocket(self.sock, sslobj)
+        sslobj = ssl.wrap_socket(self.sock, self.key_file, self.cert_file)
+        self.sock = sslobj
 
 class ProxyHTTPHandler(urllib2.HTTPHandler):
     def __init__(self, proxy=None, debuglevel=0):
@@ -101,20 +95,14 @@ class ProxyHTTPHandler(urllib2.HTTPHandler):
 
         return urllib2.HTTPHandler.do_open(self, ProxyHTTPConnection, req)
 
-if PYVERSION >= "2.6":
-    class ProxyHTTPSHandler(urllib2.HTTPSHandler):
-        def __init__(self, proxy=None, debuglevel=0):
-            self.proxy = proxy
+class ProxyHTTPSHandler(urllib2.HTTPSHandler):
+    def __init__(self, proxy=None, debuglevel=0):
+        self.proxy = proxy
 
-            urllib2.HTTPSHandler.__init__(self, debuglevel)
+        urllib2.HTTPSHandler.__init__(self, debuglevel)
 
-        def do_open(self, http_class, req):
-            if self.proxy is not None:
-                req.set_proxy(self.proxy, "https")
+    def do_open(self, http_class, req):
+        if self.proxy is not None:
+            req.set_proxy(self.proxy, "https")
 
-            return urllib2.HTTPSHandler.do_open(self, ProxyHTTPSConnection, req)
-else:
-    class ProxyHTTPSHandler:
-        def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-            errMsg = "unsupported feature on versions of Python before 2.6"
-            raise SqlmapUnsupportedFeatureException(errMsg)
+        return urllib2.HTTPSHandler.do_open(self, ProxyHTTPSConnection, req)