--- a/httpclient5/src/main/java/org/apache/hc/client5/http/impl/nio/PoolingAsyncClientConnectionManagerBuilder.java
+++ b/httpclient5/src/main/java/org/apache/hc/client5/http/impl/nio/PoolingAsyncClientConnectionManagerBuilder.java
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 import org.apache.hc.client5.http.SchemePortResolver;
 import org.apache.hc.client5.http.config.ConnectionConfig;
 import org.apache.hc.client5.http.config.TlsConfig;
-import org.apache.hc.client5.http.ssl.ConscryptClientTlsStrategy;
 import org.apache.hc.client5.http.ssl.DefaultClientTlsStrategy;
 import org.apache.hc.core5.function.Resolver;
 import org.apache.hc.core5.http.HttpHost;
@@ -234,18 +233,10 @@ public PoolingAsyncClientConnectionManager build() {
         if (tlsStrategy != null) {
             tlsStrategyCopy = tlsStrategy;
         } else {
-            if (ReflectionUtils.determineJRELevel() <= 8 && ConscryptClientTlsStrategy.isSupported()) {
-                if (systemProperties) {
-                    tlsStrategyCopy = ConscryptClientTlsStrategy.getSystemDefault();
-                } else {
-                    tlsStrategyCopy = ConscryptClientTlsStrategy.getDefault();
-                }
+            if (systemProperties) {
+                tlsStrategyCopy = DefaultClientTlsStrategy.getSystemDefault();
             } else {
-                if (systemProperties) {
-                    tlsStrategyCopy = DefaultClientTlsStrategy.getSystemDefault();
-                } else {
-                    tlsStrategyCopy = DefaultClientTlsStrategy.getDefault();
-                }
+                tlsStrategyCopy = DefaultClientTlsStrategy.getDefault();
             }
         }
         final PoolingAsyncClientConnectionManager poolingmgr = new PoolingAsyncClientConnectionManager(