diff --git a/docs/requirements.rst b/docs/requirements.rst
index 49a2865..8278b31 100644
--- a/docs/requirements.rst
+++ b/docs/requirements.rst
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ Linux with TPROXY method
 Supports:
 
 * IPv4 TCP
-* IPv4 UDP (requires ``recvmsg`` - see below)
-* IPv6 DNS (requires ``recvmsg`` - see below)
+* IPv4 UDP
+* IPv6 DNS
 * IPv6 TCP
-* IPv6 UDP (requires ``recvmsg`` - see below)
-* IPv6 DNS (requires ``recvmsg`` - see below)
+* IPv6 UDP
+* IPv6 DNS
 
 
 MacOS / FreeBSD / OpenBSD / pfSense
diff --git a/sshuttle/client.py b/sshuttle/client.py
index 6fe9e53..f9bf04b 100644
--- a/sshuttle/client.py
+++ b/sshuttle/client.py
@@ -22,19 +22,7 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     getpwnam = None
 
-try:
-    # try getting recvmsg from python
-    import socket as pythonsocket
-    getattr(pythonsocket.socket, "recvmsg")
-    socket = pythonsocket
-except AttributeError:
-    # try getting recvmsg from socket_ext library
-    try:
-        import socket_ext
-        getattr(socket_ext.socket, "recvmsg")
-        socket = socket_ext
-    except ImportError:
-        import socket
+import socket
 
 _extra_fd = os.open(os.devnull, os.O_RDONLY)
 
diff --git a/sshuttle/methods/ipfw.py b/sshuttle/methods/ipfw.py
index 0a3c44e..8afef51 100644
--- a/sshuttle/methods/ipfw.py
+++ b/sshuttle/methods/ipfw.py
@@ -4,59 +4,26 @@ from sshuttle.methods import BaseMethod
 from sshuttle.helpers import log, debug1, debug2, debug3, \
     Fatal, family_to_string, get_env, which
 
-recvmsg = None
-try:
-    # try getting recvmsg from python
-    import socket as pythonsocket
-    getattr(pythonsocket.socket, "recvmsg")
-    socket = pythonsocket
-    recvmsg = "python"
-except AttributeError:
-    # try getting recvmsg from socket_ext library
-    try:
-        import socket_ext
-        getattr(socket_ext.socket, "recvmsg")
-        socket = socket_ext
-        recvmsg = "socket_ext"
-    except ImportError:
-        import socket
+import socket
 
 IP_BINDANY = 24
 IP_RECVDSTADDR = 7
 SOL_IPV6 = 41
 IPV6_RECVDSTADDR = 74
 
-if recvmsg == "python":
-    def recv_udp(listener, bufsize):
-        debug3('Accept UDP python using recvmsg.')
-        data, ancdata, _, srcip = listener.recvmsg(4096,
-                                                   socket.CMSG_SPACE(4))
-        dstip = None
-        for cmsg_level, cmsg_type, cmsg_data in ancdata:
-            if cmsg_level == socket.SOL_IP and cmsg_type == IP_RECVDSTADDR:
-                port = 53
-                ip = socket.inet_ntop(socket.AF_INET, cmsg_data[0:4])
-                dstip = (ip, port)
-                break
-        return (srcip, dstip, data)
-elif recvmsg == "socket_ext":
-    def recv_udp(listener, bufsize):
-        debug3('Accept UDP using socket_ext recvmsg.')
-        srcip, data, adata, _ = listener.recvmsg((bufsize,),
-                                                 socket.CMSG_SPACE(4))
-        dstip = None
-        for a in adata:
-            if a.cmsg_level == socket.SOL_IP and a.cmsg_type == IP_RECVDSTADDR:
-                port = 53
-                ip = socket.inet_ntop(socket.AF_INET, a.cmsg_data[0:4])
-                dstip = (ip, port)
-                break
-        return (srcip, dstip, data[0])
-else:
-    def recv_udp(listener, bufsize):
-        debug3('Accept UDP using recvfrom.')
-        data, srcip = listener.recvfrom(bufsize)
-        return (srcip, None, data)
+
+def recv_udp(listener, bufsize):
+    debug3('Accept UDP python using recvmsg.')
+    data, ancdata, _, srcip = listener.recvmsg(4096,
+                                               socket.CMSG_SPACE(4))
+    dstip = None
+    for cmsg_level, cmsg_type, cmsg_data in ancdata:
+        if cmsg_level == socket.SOL_IP and cmsg_type == IP_RECVDSTADDR:
+            port = 53
+            ip = socket.inet_ntop(socket.AF_INET, cmsg_data[0:4])
+            dstip = (ip, port)
+            break
+    return (srcip, dstip, data)
 
 
 def ipfw_rule_exists(n):
diff --git a/sshuttle/methods/tproxy.py b/sshuttle/methods/tproxy.py
index 6c8fab0..0bd15a1 100644
--- a/sshuttle/methods/tproxy.py
+++ b/sshuttle/methods/tproxy.py
@@ -5,22 +5,7 @@ from sshuttle.linux import ipt, ipt_chain_exists
 from sshuttle.methods import BaseMethod
 from sshuttle.helpers import debug1, debug2, debug3, Fatal, which
 
-recvmsg = None
-try:
-    # try getting recvmsg from python
-    import socket as pythonsocket
-    getattr(pythonsocket.socket, "recvmsg")
-    socket = pythonsocket
-    recvmsg = "python"
-except AttributeError:
-    # try getting recvmsg from socket_ext library
-    try:
-        import socket_ext
-        getattr(socket_ext.socket, "recvmsg")
-        socket = socket_ext
-        recvmsg = "socket_ext"
-    except ImportError:
-        import socket
+import socket
 
 
 IP_TRANSPARENT = 19
@@ -30,75 +15,37 @@ SOL_IPV6 = 41
 IPV6_ORIGDSTADDR = 74
 IPV6_RECVORIGDSTADDR = IPV6_ORIGDSTADDR
 
-if recvmsg == "python":
-    def recv_udp(listener, bufsize):
-        debug3('Accept UDP python using recvmsg.')
-        data, ancdata, _, srcip = listener.recvmsg(
-            4096, socket.CMSG_SPACE(24))
-        dstip = None
-        family = None
-        for cmsg_level, cmsg_type, cmsg_data in ancdata:
-            if cmsg_level == socket.SOL_IP and cmsg_type == IP_ORIGDSTADDR:
-                family, port = struct.unpack('=HH', cmsg_data[0:4])
-                port = socket.htons(port)
-                if family == socket.AF_INET:
-                    start = 4
-                    length = 4
-                else:
-                    raise Fatal("Unsupported socket type '%s'" % family)
-                ip = socket.inet_ntop(family, cmsg_data[start:start + length])
-                dstip = (ip, port)
-                break
-            elif cmsg_level == SOL_IPV6 and cmsg_type == IPV6_ORIGDSTADDR:
-                family, port = struct.unpack('=HH', cmsg_data[0:4])
-                port = socket.htons(port)
-                if family == socket.AF_INET6:
-                    start = 8
-                    length = 16
-                else:
-                    raise Fatal("Unsupported socket type '%s'" % family)
-                ip = socket.inet_ntop(family, cmsg_data[start:start + length])
-                dstip = (ip, port)
-                break
-        return (srcip, dstip, data)
-elif recvmsg == "socket_ext":
-    def recv_udp(listener, bufsize):
-        debug3('Accept UDP using socket_ext recvmsg.')
-        srcip, data, adata, _ = listener.recvmsg(
-            (bufsize,), socket.CMSG_SPACE(24))
-        dstip = None
-        family = None
-        for a in adata:
-            if a.cmsg_level == socket.SOL_IP and a.cmsg_type == IP_ORIGDSTADDR:
-                family, port = struct.unpack('=HH', a.cmsg_data[0:4])
-                port = socket.htons(port)
-                if family == socket.AF_INET:
-                    start = 4
-                    length = 4
-                else:
-                    raise Fatal("Unsupported socket type '%s'" % family)
-                ip = socket.inet_ntop(
-                    family, a.cmsg_data[start:start + length])
-                dstip = (ip, port)
-                break
-            elif a.cmsg_level == SOL_IPV6 and a.cmsg_type == IPV6_ORIGDSTADDR:
-                family, port = struct.unpack('=HH', a.cmsg_data[0:4])
-                port = socket.htons(port)
-                if family == socket.AF_INET6:
-                    start = 8
-                    length = 16
-                else:
-                    raise Fatal("Unsupported socket type '%s'" % family)
-                ip = socket.inet_ntop(
-                    family, a.cmsg_data[start:start + length])
-                dstip = (ip, port)
-                break
-        return (srcip, dstip, data[0])
-else:
-    def recv_udp(listener, bufsize):
-        debug3('Accept UDP using recvfrom.')
-        data, srcip = listener.recvfrom(bufsize)
-        return (srcip, None, data)
+
+def recv_udp(listener, bufsize):
+    debug3('Accept UDP python using recvmsg.')
+    data, ancdata, _, srcip = listener.recvmsg(
+        4096, socket.CMSG_SPACE(24))
+    dstip = None
+    family = None
+    for cmsg_level, cmsg_type, cmsg_data in ancdata:
+        if cmsg_level == socket.SOL_IP and cmsg_type == IP_ORIGDSTADDR:
+            family, port = struct.unpack('=HH', cmsg_data[0:4])
+            port = socket.htons(port)
+            if family == socket.AF_INET:
+                start = 4
+                length = 4
+            else:
+                raise Fatal("Unsupported socket type '%s'" % family)
+            ip = socket.inet_ntop(family, cmsg_data[start:start + length])
+            dstip = (ip, port)
+            break
+        elif cmsg_level == SOL_IPV6 and cmsg_type == IPV6_ORIGDSTADDR:
+            family, port = struct.unpack('=HH', cmsg_data[0:4])
+            port = socket.htons(port)
+            if family == socket.AF_INET6:
+                start = 8
+                length = 16
+            else:
+                raise Fatal("Unsupported socket type '%s'" % family)
+            ip = socket.inet_ntop(family, cmsg_data[start:start + length])
+            dstip = (ip, port)
+            break
+    return (srcip, dstip, data)
 
 
 class Method(BaseMethod):
@@ -106,12 +53,8 @@ class Method(BaseMethod):
     def get_supported_features(self):
         result = super(Method, self).get_supported_features()
         result.ipv6 = True
-        if recvmsg is None:
-            result.udp = False
-            result.dns = False
-        else:
-            result.udp = True
-            result.dns = True
+        result.udp = True
+        result.dns = True
         return result
 
     def get_tcp_dstip(self, sock):
diff --git a/tests/client/test_methods_tproxy.py b/tests/client/test_methods_tproxy.py
index 3e8b12f..994a907 100644
--- a/tests/client/test_methods_tproxy.py
+++ b/tests/client/test_methods_tproxy.py
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ from unittest.mock import Mock, patch, call
 from sshuttle.methods import get_method
 
 
-@patch("sshuttle.methods.tproxy.recvmsg")
-def test_get_supported_features_recvmsg(mock_recvmsg):
+def test_get_supported_features():
     method = get_method('tproxy')
     features = method.get_supported_features()
     assert features.ipv6
@@ -15,15 +14,6 @@ def test_get_supported_features_recvmsg(mock_recvmsg):
     assert features.dns
 
 
-@patch("sshuttle.methods.tproxy.recvmsg", None)
-def test_get_supported_features_norecvmsg():
-    method = get_method('tproxy')
-    features = method.get_supported_features()
-    assert features.ipv6
-    assert not features.udp
-    assert not features.dns
-
-
 def test_get_tcp_dstip():
     sock = Mock()
     sock.getsockname.return_value = ('127.0.0.1', 1024)