--- a/qtpy/QtWebEngineWidgets.py
+++ b/qtpy/QtWebEngineWidgets.py
@@ -33,10 +33,11 @@
 
         # Based on the work at https://github.com/spyder-ide/qtpy/pull/203
         from PyQt5.QtWebEngineWidgets import QWebEngineProfile
-    except ModuleNotFoundError as error:
-        raise QtModuleNotInstalledError(
-            name='QtWebEngineWidgets', missing_package='PyQtWebEngine'
-        ) from error
+    except ImportError:
+        from PyQt5.QtWebKitWidgets import QWebPage as QWebEnginePage
+        from PyQt5.QtWebKitWidgets import QWebView as QWebEngineView
+        from PyQt5.QtWebKit import QWebSettings as QWebEngineSettings
+        WEBENGINE = False
 elif PYQT6:
     try:
         from PyQt6.QtWebEngineWidgets import *