diff --git a/speedtest.py b/speedtest.py
index 23c7ad5..c5cd261 100755
--- a/speedtest.py
+++ b/speedtest.py
@@ -203,11 +203,6 @@ else:
     del builtins
 
 # Exception "constants" to support Python 2 through Python 3
-try:
-    BROKEN_PIPE_ERROR = (BrokenPipeError,)
-except NameError:
-    BROKEN_PIPE_ERROR = (IOError,)
-
 try:
     import ssl
     HTTP_ERRORS = (HTTPError, URLError, socket.error, ssl.SSLError)