diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py
index 65f29de8a..1ff38910e 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py
@@ -1053,14 +1053,8 @@ class InfoExtractor(object):
     def _get_automatic_captions(self, *args, **kwargs):
         raise NotImplementedError("This method must be implemented by subclasses")
 
-    def _multiple_opener_supported(self):
-        return hasattr(self._downloader, 'use_opener')
-
     def _use_opener(self, opener_name):
-        if self._multiple_opener_supported():
-            self._downloader.use_opener(opener_name)
-        else:
-            raise Exception('Multiple opener not supported')
+        self._downloader.use_opener(opener_name)
 
 
 class SearchInfoExtractor(InfoExtractor):