diff --git a/tests/integration/test_urllib3.py b/tests/integration/test_urllib3.py
index 6e1c2ef..635e00f 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_urllib3.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_urllib3.py
@@ -145,18 +145,18 @@ def test_https_with_cert_validation_disabled(tmpdir, httpbin_secure, pool_mgr):
 
 
 def test_urllib3_force_reset():
-    cpool = urllib3.connectionpool
-    http_original = cpool.HTTPConnection
-    https_original = cpool.HTTPSConnection
-    verified_https_original = cpool.VerifiedHTTPSConnection
+    conn = urllib3.connection
+    http_original = conn.HTTPConnection
+    https_original = conn.HTTPSConnection
+    verified_https_original = conn.VerifiedHTTPSConnection
     with vcr.use_cassette(path="test"):
-        first_cassette_HTTPConnection = cpool.HTTPConnection
-        first_cassette_HTTPSConnection = cpool.HTTPSConnection
-        first_cassette_VerifiedHTTPSConnection = cpool.VerifiedHTTPSConnection
+        first_cassette_HTTPConnection = conn.HTTPConnection
+        first_cassette_HTTPSConnection = conn.HTTPSConnection
+        first_cassette_VerifiedHTTPSConnection = conn.VerifiedHTTPSConnection
         with force_reset():
-            assert cpool.HTTPConnection is http_original
-            assert cpool.HTTPSConnection is https_original
-            assert cpool.VerifiedHTTPSConnection is verified_https_original
-        assert cpool.HTTPConnection is first_cassette_HTTPConnection
-        assert cpool.HTTPSConnection is first_cassette_HTTPSConnection
-        assert cpool.VerifiedHTTPSConnection is first_cassette_VerifiedHTTPSConnection
+            assert conn.HTTPConnection is http_original
+            assert conn.HTTPSConnection is https_original
+            assert conn.VerifiedHTTPSConnection is verified_https_original
+        assert conn.HTTPConnection is first_cassette_HTTPConnection
+        assert conn.HTTPSConnection is first_cassette_HTTPSConnection
+        assert conn.VerifiedHTTPSConnection is first_cassette_VerifiedHTTPSConnection
diff --git a/vcr/patch.py b/vcr/patch.py
index 83cd01a..632a15a 100644
--- a/vcr/patch.py
+++ b/vcr/patch.py
@@ -32,15 +32,17 @@ else:
     _cpoolBoto3HTTPSConnection = AWSHTTPSConnection
 
 cpool = None
+conn = None
 # Try to save the original types for urllib3
 try:
+    import urllib3.connection as conn
     import urllib3.connectionpool as cpool
 except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover
     pass
 else:
-    _VerifiedHTTPSConnection = cpool.VerifiedHTTPSConnection
-    _cpoolHTTPConnection = cpool.HTTPConnection
-    _cpoolHTTPSConnection = cpool.HTTPSConnection
+    _VerifiedHTTPSConnection = conn.VerifiedHTTPSConnection
+    _connHTTPConnection = conn.HTTPConnection
+    _connHTTPSConnection = conn.HTTPSConnection
 
 # Try to save the original types for requests
 try:
@@ -198,7 +200,7 @@ class CassettePatcherBuilder:
             from .stubs import requests_stubs
         except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover
             return ()
-        return self._urllib3_patchers(cpool, requests_stubs)
+        return self._urllib3_patchers(cpool, conn, requests_stubs)
 
     @_build_patchers_from_mock_triples_decorator
     def _boto3(self):
@@ -248,12 +250,13 @@ class CassettePatcherBuilder:
 
     def _urllib3(self):
         try:
+            import urllib3.connection as conn
             import urllib3.connectionpool as cpool
         except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover
             return ()
         from .stubs import urllib3_stubs
 
-        return self._urllib3_patchers(cpool, urllib3_stubs)
+        return self._urllib3_patchers(cpool, conn, urllib3_stubs)
 
     @_build_patchers_from_mock_triples_decorator
     def _httplib2(self):
@@ -330,7 +333,7 @@ class CassettePatcherBuilder:
             new_sync_client_send = sync_vcr_send(self._cassette, _HttpxSyncClient_send)
             yield httpx.Client, "send", new_sync_client_send
 
-    def _urllib3_patchers(self, cpool, stubs):
+    def _urllib3_patchers(self, cpool, conn, stubs):
         http_connection_remover = ConnectionRemover(
             self._get_cassette_subclass(stubs.VCRRequestsHTTPConnection)
         )
@@ -338,9 +341,9 @@ class CassettePatcherBuilder:
             self._get_cassette_subclass(stubs.VCRRequestsHTTPSConnection)
         )
         mock_triples = (
-            (cpool, "VerifiedHTTPSConnection", stubs.VCRRequestsHTTPSConnection),
-            (cpool, "HTTPConnection", stubs.VCRRequestsHTTPConnection),
-            (cpool, "HTTPSConnection", stubs.VCRRequestsHTTPSConnection),
+            (conn, "VerifiedHTTPSConnection", stubs.VCRRequestsHTTPSConnection),
+            (conn, "HTTPConnection", stubs.VCRRequestsHTTPConnection),
+            (conn, "HTTPSConnection", stubs.VCRRequestsHTTPSConnection),
             (cpool, "is_connection_dropped", mock.Mock(return_value=False)),  # Needed on Windows only
             (cpool.HTTPConnectionPool, "ConnectionCls", stubs.VCRRequestsHTTPConnection),
             (cpool.HTTPSConnectionPool, "ConnectionCls", stubs.VCRRequestsHTTPSConnection),
@@ -410,16 +413,17 @@ def reset_patchers():
     yield mock.patch.object(httplib, "HTTPSConnection", _HTTPSConnection)
 
     try:
+        import urllib3.connection as conn
         import urllib3.connectionpool as cpool
     except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover
         pass
     else:
-        yield mock.patch.object(cpool, "VerifiedHTTPSConnection", _VerifiedHTTPSConnection)
-        yield mock.patch.object(cpool, "HTTPConnection", _cpoolHTTPConnection)
-        yield mock.patch.object(cpool, "HTTPSConnection", _cpoolHTTPSConnection)
+        yield mock.patch.object(conn, "VerifiedHTTPSConnection", _VerifiedHTTPSConnection)
+        yield mock.patch.object(conn, "HTTPConnection", _connHTTPConnection)
+        yield mock.patch.object(conn, "HTTPSConnection", _connHTTPSConnection)
         if hasattr(cpool.HTTPConnectionPool, "ConnectionCls"):
-            yield mock.patch.object(cpool.HTTPConnectionPool, "ConnectionCls", _cpoolHTTPConnection)
-            yield mock.patch.object(cpool.HTTPSConnectionPool, "ConnectionCls", _cpoolHTTPSConnection)
+            yield mock.patch.object(cpool.HTTPConnectionPool, "ConnectionCls", _connHTTPConnection)
+            yield mock.patch.object(cpool.HTTPSConnectionPool, "ConnectionCls", _connHTTPSConnection)
 
     try:
         # unpatch botocore with awsrequest
diff --git a/vcr/stubs/requests_stubs.py b/vcr/stubs/requests_stubs.py
index eb70f1a..fdbbed2 100644
--- a/vcr/stubs/requests_stubs.py
+++ b/vcr/stubs/requests_stubs.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """Stubs for requests"""
 
-from urllib3.connectionpool import HTTPConnection, VerifiedHTTPSConnection
+from urllib3.connection import HTTPConnection, VerifiedHTTPSConnection
 
 from ..stubs import VCRHTTPConnection, VCRHTTPSConnection
 
diff --git a/vcr/stubs/urllib3_stubs.py b/vcr/stubs/urllib3_stubs.py
index a723ab1..5924cb5 100644
--- a/vcr/stubs/urllib3_stubs.py
+++ b/vcr/stubs/urllib3_stubs.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """Stubs for urllib3"""
 
-from urllib3.connectionpool import HTTPConnection, VerifiedHTTPSConnection
+from urllib3.connection import HTTPConnection, VerifiedHTTPSConnection
 
 from ..stubs import VCRHTTPConnection, VCRHTTPSConnection