diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
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--- a/requirements.txt
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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-frappe
+# frappe   # https://github.com/frappe/frappe is installed during bench-init
 gocardless-pro~=1.22.0
 googlemaps  # used in ERPNext, but dependency is defined in Frappe
 pandas~=1.1.5