diff --git a/frappe/__init__.py b/frappe/__init__.py
index b7fd117868..23d40f08a9 100644
--- a/frappe/__init__.py
+++ b/frappe/__init__.py
@@ -1400,7 +1400,12 @@ def get_all_apps(with_internal_apps=True, sites_path=None):
 
 @request_cache
 def get_installed_apps(sort=False, frappe_last=False):
-	"""Get list of installed apps in current site."""
+	"""
+	Get list of installed apps in current site.
+
+	:param sort: [DEPRECATED] Sort installed apps based on the sequence in sites/apps.txt
+	"""
+
 	if getattr(flags, "in_install_db", True):
 		return []
 
@@ -1445,7 +1450,7 @@ def _load_app_hooks(app_name: str | None = None):
 	import types
 
 	hooks = {}
-	apps = [app_name] if app_name else get_installed_apps(sort=True)
+	apps = [app_name] if app_name else get_installed_apps()
 
 	for app in apps:
 		try:
diff --git a/frappe/utils/change_log.py b/frappe/utils/change_log.py
index 12069cce09..6850a9bbf9 100644
--- a/frappe/utils/change_log.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/change_log.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def get_versions():
 	                }
 	        }"""
 	versions = {}
-	for app in frappe.get_installed_apps(sort=True):
+	for app in frappe.get_installed_apps():
 		app_hooks = frappe.get_hooks(app_name=app)
 		versions[app] = {
 			"title": app_hooks.get("app_title")[0],
diff --git a/frappe/utils/jinja.py b/frappe/utils/jinja.py
index 33bb929bc4..0e5c03eff0 100644
--- a/frappe/utils/jinja.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/jinja.py
@@ -112,8 +112,7 @@ def get_jloader():
 
 		apps = frappe.get_hooks("template_apps")
 		if not apps:
-			apps = frappe.local.flags.web_pages_apps or frappe.get_installed_apps(sort=True)
-			apps.reverse()
+			apps = list(reversed(frappe.local.flags.web_pages_apps or frappe.get_installed_apps()))
 
 		if "frappe" not in apps:
 			apps.append("frappe")