diff --git a/dissect/hypervisor/descriptor/pvs.py b/dissect/hypervisor/descriptor/pvs.py
index 23c4a40..75008c0 100644
--- a/dissect/hypervisor/descriptor/pvs.py
+++ b/dissect/hypervisor/descriptor/pvs.py
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 from typing import IO, Iterator
 from xml.etree.ElementTree import Element
 
-try:
-    from defusedxml import ElementTree
-except ImportError:
-    from xml.etree import ElementTree
+from defusedxml import ElementTree
 
 
 class PVS:
diff --git a/dissect/hypervisor/descriptor/vbox.py b/dissect/hypervisor/descriptor/vbox.py
index 1dc1779..41cb03c 100644
--- a/dissect/hypervisor/descriptor/vbox.py
+++ b/dissect/hypervisor/descriptor/vbox.py
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 from typing import IO, Iterator
 from xml.etree.ElementTree import Element
 
-try:
-    from defusedxml import ElementTree
-except ImportError:
-    from xml.etree import ElementTree
+from defusedxml import ElementTree
 
 
 class VBox:
diff --git a/dissect/hypervisor/disk/hdd.py b/dissect/hypervisor/disk/hdd.py
index efe9d1b..a451d4a 100644
--- a/dissect/hypervisor/disk/hdd.py
+++ b/dissect/hypervisor/disk/hdd.py
@@ -8,11 +8,7 @@
 from uuid import UUID
 from xml.etree.ElementTree import Element
 
-try:
-    from defusedxml import ElementTree
-except ImportError:
-    from xml.etree import ElementTree
-
+from defusedxml import ElementTree
 from dissect.util.stream import AlignedStream
 
 from dissect.hypervisor.disk.c_hdd import SECTOR_SIZE, c_hdd