diff --git a/executorlib/interactive/shared.py b/executorlib/interactive/shared.py
index 4439145e..cf8b6464 100644
--- a/executorlib/interactive/shared.py
+++ b/executorlib/interactive/shared.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import sys
 import time
 from asyncio.exceptions import CancelledError
-from concurrent.futures import Future
+from concurrent.futures import Future, TimeoutError
 from time import sleep
 from typing import Any, Callable, Optional, Union
 
@@ -672,15 +672,13 @@ def _execute_task_with_cache(
         future_queue.task_done()
 
 
-def _get_exception_lst(future_lst: list) -> list:
-    def get_exception(future_obj: Future) -> bool:
-        try:
-            excp = future_obj.exception(timeout=10**-10)
-            return excp is not None and not isinstance(excp, CancelledError)
-        except TimeoutError:
-            return False
+def _get_exception_lst(future_lst: list[Future]) -> list:
+    return [f.exception() for f in future_lst if _get_exception(future_obj=f)]
 
-    if sys.version_info[0] >= 3 and sys.version_info[1] >= 11:
-        return [f.exception() for f in future_lst if get_exception(future_obj=f)]
-    else:
-        return []
+
+def _get_exception(future_obj: Future) -> bool:
+    try:
+        excp = future_obj.exception(timeout=10**-10)
+        return excp is not None and not isinstance(excp, CancelledError)
+    except TimeoutError:
+        return False
diff --git a/tests/test_dependencies_executor.py b/tests/test_dependencies_executor.py
index 69f5ddff..5ad2c902 100644
--- a/tests/test_dependencies_executor.py
+++ b/tests/test_dependencies_executor.py
@@ -107,10 +107,6 @@ def test_dependency_steps(self):
         self.assertTrue(fs2.done())
         q.put({"shutdown": True, "wait": True})
 
-    @unittest.skipIf(
-        condition=not (sys.version_info[0] >= 3 and sys.version_info[1] >= 11),
-        reason="requires Python 3.11 or higher",
-    )
     def test_dependency_steps_error(self):
         cloudpickle_register(ind=1)
         fs1 = Future()
@@ -164,10 +160,6 @@ def test_dependency_steps_error(self):
             fs2.result()
         q.put({"shutdown": True, "wait": True})
 
-    @unittest.skipIf(
-        condition=not (sys.version_info[0] >= 3 and sys.version_info[1] >= 11),
-        reason="requires Python 3.11 or higher",
-    )
     def test_dependency_steps_error_before(self):
         cloudpickle_register(ind=1)
         fs1 = Future()
@@ -282,10 +274,6 @@ def test_block_allocation_true_two_workers(self):
                 cloudpickle_register(ind=1)
                 _ = exe.submit(raise_error, parameter=0)
 
-    @unittest.skipIf(
-        condition=not (sys.version_info[0] >= 3 and sys.version_info[1] >= 11),
-        reason="requires Python 3.11 or higher",
-    )
     def test_block_allocation_false_one_worker_loop(self):
         with self.assertRaises(RuntimeError):
             with SingleNodeExecutor(max_cores=1, block_allocation=False) as exe:
@@ -298,10 +286,6 @@ def test_block_allocation_false_one_worker_loop(self):
                     )
                 lst.result()
 
-    @unittest.skipIf(
-        condition=not (sys.version_info[0] >= 3 and sys.version_info[1] >= 11),
-        reason="requires Python 3.11 or higher",
-    )
     def test_block_allocation_true_one_worker_loop(self):
         with self.assertRaises(RuntimeError):
             with SingleNodeExecutor(max_cores=1, block_allocation=True) as exe:
@@ -314,10 +298,6 @@ def test_block_allocation_true_one_worker_loop(self):
                     )
                 lst.result()
 
-    @unittest.skipIf(
-        condition=not (sys.version_info[0] >= 3 and sys.version_info[1] >= 11),
-        reason="requires Python 3.11 or higher",
-    )
     def test_block_allocation_false_two_workers_loop(self):
         with self.assertRaises(RuntimeError):
             with SingleNodeExecutor(max_cores=2, block_allocation=False) as exe:
@@ -330,10 +310,6 @@ def test_block_allocation_false_two_workers_loop(self):
                     )
                 lst.result()
 
-    @unittest.skipIf(
-        condition=not (sys.version_info[0] >= 3 and sys.version_info[1] >= 11),
-        reason="requires Python 3.11 or higher",
-    )
     def test_block_allocation_true_two_workers_loop(self):
         with self.assertRaises(RuntimeError):
             with SingleNodeExecutor(max_cores=2, block_allocation=True) as exe: