diff --git a/OpenSSL/test/test_ssl.py b/OpenSSL/test/test_ssl.py
index d54c839..111354b 100644
--- a/OpenSSL/test/test_ssl.py
+++ b/OpenSSL/test/test_ssl.py
@@ -2215,9 +2215,11 @@
         client = socket()
         context = Context(TLSv1_METHOD)
         clientSSL = Connection(context, client)
-        with pytest.raises(error) as exc:
+        try:
             clientSSL.connect(("127.0.0.1", 1))
-        assert exc.value.args[0] == ECONNREFUSED
+        except error as e:
+            pass
+        assert e.args[0] == ECONNREFUSED
 
     def test_connect(self):
         """