diff --git a/certifi/core.py b/certifi/core.py
index 5d2b8cd..062cc6b 100644
--- a/certifi/core.py
+++ b/certifi/core.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ This module returns the installation location of cacert.pem or its contents.
 import os
 
 try:
+    raise ImportError  # force fallback
     from importlib.resources import path as get_path, read_text
 
     _CACERT_CTX = None
@@ -51,10 +52,8 @@ except ImportError:
     # If we don't have importlib.resources, then we will just do the old logic
     # of assuming we're on the filesystem and munge the path directly.
     def where():
-        f = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-
-        return os.path.join(f, "cacert.pem")
+        return '/etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt'
 
 
 def contents():
-    return read_text("certifi", "cacert.pem", encoding="ascii")
+    return read_text("certifi", "cacert.pem", encoding="utf-8")