diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/vmware_tools.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/vmware_tools.py
index 4114f8c6eb0..b38116b0340 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/vmware_tools.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/vmware_tools.py
@@ -12,14 +12,6 @@ from ssl import SSLError
 from time import sleep
 import traceback
 
-URLLIB3_IMP_ERR = None
-try:
-    import urllib3
-    HAS_URLLIB3 = True
-except ImportError:
-    URLLIB3_IMP_ER = traceback.format_exc()
-    HAS_URLLIB3 = False
-
 REQUESTS_IMP_ERR = None
 try:
     import requests
@@ -28,6 +20,16 @@ except ImportError:
     REQUESTS_IMP_ERR = traceback.format_exc()
     HAS_REQUESTS = False
 
+try:
+    from requests.packages import urllib3
+    HAS_URLLIB3 = True
+except ImportError:
+    try:
+        import urllib3
+        HAS_URLLIB3 = True
+    except ImportError:
+        HAS_URLLIB3 = False
+
 from ansible.errors import AnsibleError, AnsibleFileNotFound, AnsibleConnectionFailure
 from ansible.module_utils._text import to_bytes, to_native
 from ansible.plugins.connection import ConnectionBase
@@ -109,13 +111,6 @@ DOCUMENTATION = """
           - name: ansible_vmware_validate_certs
         default: True
         type: bool
-      silence_tls_warnings:
-        description:
-          - Don't output warnings about insecure connections.
-        vars:
-          - name: ansible_vmware_silence_tls_warnings
-        default: True
-        type: bool
       vm_path:
         description:
           - VM path absolute to the connection.
@@ -180,7 +175,6 @@ ansible_vmware_host: vcenter.example.com
 ansible_vmware_user: administrator@vsphere.local
 ansible_vmware_password: Secr3tP4ssw0rd!12
 ansible_vmware_validate_certs: no  # default is yes
-ansible_vmware_silence_tls_warnings: yes # default is yes
 
 # vCenter Connection VM Path Example
 ansible_vmware_guest_path: DATACENTER/vm/FOLDER/{{ inventory_hostname }}
@@ -297,7 +291,7 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
         if self.validate_certs:
             connect = SmartConnect
         else:
-            if HAS_URLLIB3 and self.get_option("silence_tls_warnings"):
+            if HAS_URLLIB3:
                 urllib3.disable_warnings(urllib3.exceptions.InsecureRequestWarning)
             connect = SmartConnectNoSSL