diff --git a/bench/utils.py b/bench/utils.py
index c1fd8e1b..2d60e9fb 100755
--- a/bench/utils.py
+++ b/bench/utils.py
@@ -429,16 +429,9 @@ def update_requirements(bench_path='.'):
 	bench_req_file = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(bench.__path__[0]), 'requirements.txt')
 	install_requirements(pip, bench_req_file)
 
-	apps = []
-	from .app import install_app
+	from bench.app import get_apps, install_app
 
-	try:
-		with open(os.path.join(bench_path, 'sites', 'apps.txt')) as f:
-			apps =  f.read().strip().split('\n')
-	except IOError:
-		apps = []
-
-	for app in apps:
+	for app in get_apps():
 		install_app(app, bench_path=bench_path)
 
 def update_node_packages(bench_path='.'):