diff --git a/news/c6182139-edb4-4bf6-bc3f-2d37cb5759ad.trivial b/news/c6182139-edb4-4bf6-bc3f-2d37cb5759ad.trivial
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/src/pip/_internal/cli/req_command.py b/src/pip/_internal/cli/req_command.py
index 76d83896c..6562fe918 100644
--- a/src/pip/_internal/cli/req_command.py
+++ b/src/pip/_internal/cli/req_command.py
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ class RequirementCommand(IndexGroupCommand):
             wheel_download_dir=wheel_download_dir,
             build_isolation=options.build_isolation,
             req_tracker=req_tracker,
+            session=session,
             downloader=downloader,
             finder=finder,
             require_hashes=options.require_hashes,
diff --git a/src/pip/_internal/operations/prepare.py b/src/pip/_internal/operations/prepare.py
index ddfa42989..e9e534e32 100644
--- a/src/pip/_internal/operations/prepare.py
+++ b/src/pip/_internal/operations/prepare.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import mimetypes
 import os
 import shutil
 
-from pip._vendor.contextlib2 import suppress
 from pip._vendor.packaging.utils import canonicalize_name
 from pip._vendor.six import PY2
 
@@ -56,6 +55,7 @@ if MYPY_CHECK_RUNNING:
     from pip._internal.index.package_finder import PackageFinder
     from pip._internal.models.link import Link
     from pip._internal.network.download import Downloader
+    from pip._internal.network.session import PipSession
     from pip._internal.req.req_install import InstallRequirement
     from pip._internal.req.req_tracker import RequirementTracker
     from pip._internal.utils.hashes import Hashes
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ class RequirementPreparer(object):
         wheel_download_dir,  # type: Optional[str]
         build_isolation,  # type: bool
         req_tracker,  # type: RequirementTracker
+        session,  # type: PipSession
         downloader,  # type: Downloader
         finder,  # type: PackageFinder
         require_hashes,  # type: bool
@@ -344,6 +345,7 @@ class RequirementPreparer(object):
         self.src_dir = src_dir
         self.build_dir = build_dir
         self.req_tracker = req_tracker
+        self._session = session
         self.downloader = downloader
         self.finder = finder
 
@@ -459,24 +461,34 @@ class RequirementPreparer(object):
         # showing the user what the hash should be.
         return req.hashes(trust_internet=False) or MissingHashes()
 
-    def _fetch_metadata(preparer, link):
+    def _fetch_metadata_using_lazy_wheel(self, link):
         # type: (Link) -> Optional[Distribution]
-        """Fetch metadata, using lazy wheel if possible."""
-        use_lazy_wheel = preparer.use_lazy_wheel
-        remote_wheel = link.is_wheel and not link.is_file
-        if use_lazy_wheel and remote_wheel and not preparer.require_hashes:
-            wheel = Wheel(link.filename)
-            name = canonicalize_name(wheel.name)
-            # If HTTPRangeRequestUnsupported is raised, fallback silently.
-            with indent_log(), suppress(HTTPRangeRequestUnsupported):
-                logger.info(
-                    'Obtaining dependency information from %s %s',
-                    name, wheel.version,
-                )
-                url = link.url.split('#', 1)[0]
-                session = preparer.downloader._session
-                return dist_from_wheel_url(name, url, session)
-        return None
+        """Fetch metadata using lazy wheel, if possible."""
+        if not self.use_lazy_wheel:
+            return None
+        if self.require_hashes:
+            logger.debug('Lazy wheel is not used as hash checking is required')
+            return None
+        if link.is_file or not link.is_wheel:
+            logger.debug(
+                'Lazy wheel is not used as '
+                '%r does not points to a remote wheel',
+                link,
+            )
+            return None
+
+        wheel = Wheel(link.filename)
+        name = canonicalize_name(wheel.name)
+        logger.info(
+            'Obtaining dependency information from %s %s',
+            name, wheel.version,
+        )
+        url = link.url.split('#', 1)[0]
+        try:
+            return dist_from_wheel_url(name, url, self._session)
+        except HTTPRangeRequestUnsupported:
+            logger.debug('%s does not support range requests', url)
+            return None
 
     def prepare_linked_requirement(self, req, parallel_builds=False):
         # type: (InstallRequirement, bool) -> Distribution
@@ -484,7 +496,8 @@ class RequirementPreparer(object):
         assert req.link
         link = req.link
         self._log_preparing_link(req)
-        wheel_dist = self._fetch_metadata(link)
+        with indent_log():
+            wheel_dist = self._fetch_metadata_using_lazy_wheel(link)
         if wheel_dist is not None:
             req.needs_more_preparation = True
             return wheel_dist
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_req.py b/tests/unit/test_req.py
index b8da86399..ff1b51ae4 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_req.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_req.py
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ class TestRequirementSet(object):
             isolated=False,
             use_pep517=None,
         )
+        session = PipSession()
 
         with get_requirement_tracker() as tracker:
             preparer = RequirementPreparer(
@@ -85,7 +86,8 @@ class TestRequirementSet(object):
                 wheel_download_dir=None,
                 build_isolation=True,
                 req_tracker=tracker,
-                downloader=Downloader(PipSession(), progress_bar="on"),
+                session=session,
+                downloader=Downloader(session, progress_bar="on"),
                 finder=finder,
                 require_hashes=require_hashes,
                 use_user_site=False,