diff --git a/cms/envs/common.py b/cms/envs/common.py
index 99db8900d3c4..3c33ea7a9ae8 100644
--- a/cms/envs/common.py
+++ b/cms/envs/common.py
@@ -1300,9 +1300,8 @@
     # edxval
     ('edxval', 'openedx.core.djangoapps.content.course_overviews.apps.CourseOverviewsConfig'),
 
-    # Enterprise App (http://github.com/openedx/edx-enterprise)
-    ('enterprise', None),
-    ('consent', None),
+    # Deprecated apps from the edx-enterprise package. We're working on removing these as part of
+    # pluginifying edx-enterprise (<https://discuss.openedx.org/t/18316>)
     ('integrated_channels.integrated_channel', None),
     ('integrated_channels.degreed', None),
     ('integrated_channels.degreed2', None),
diff --git a/lms/envs/common.py b/lms/envs/common.py
index cb6cc78e9fb1..cc2a79121806 100644
--- a/lms/envs/common.py
+++ b/lms/envs/common.py
@@ -2678,9 +2678,8 @@
     # edxval
     ('edxval', 'openedx.core.djangoapps.content.course_overviews.apps.CourseOverviewsConfig'),
 
-    # Enterprise Apps (http://github.com/openedx/edx-enterprise)
-    ('enterprise', None),
-    ('consent', None),
+    # Deprecated apps from the edx-enterprise package. We're working on removing these as part of
+    # pluginifying edx-enterprise (<https://discuss.openedx.org/t/18316>)
     ('integrated_channels.integrated_channel', None),
     ('integrated_channels.degreed', None),
     ('integrated_channels.degreed2', None),
diff --git a/openedx/features/enterprise_support/api.py b/openedx/features/enterprise_support/api.py
index 56e7b10eb5e4..442be226b54a 100644
--- a/openedx/features/enterprise_support/api.py
+++ b/openedx/features/enterprise_support/api.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 import requests
 from crum import get_current_request
+from django.apps import apps as django_apps
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=imported-auth-user
 from django.contrib.sites.models import Site
@@ -383,7 +384,7 @@ def enterprise_enabled():
     """
     Determines whether the Enterprise app is installed
     """
-    return 'enterprise' in settings.INSTALLED_APPS and settings.FEATURES.get('ENABLE_ENTERPRISE_INTEGRATION', False)
+    return django_apps.is_installed('enterprise') and settings.FEATURES.get('ENABLE_ENTERPRISE_INTEGRATION', False)
 
 
 def enterprise_is_enabled(otherwise=None):
diff --git a/requirements/constraints.txt b/requirements/constraints.txt
index 9d081a0d58d4..b74a704dc0ae 100644
--- a/requirements/constraints.txt
+++ b/requirements/constraints.txt
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ django-stubs<6
 # The team that owns this package will manually bump this package rather than having it pulled in automatically.
 # This is to allow them to better control its deployment and to do it in a process that works better
 # for them.
-edx-enterprise==6.7.0
+edx-enterprise==6.8.1
 
 # Date: 2023-07-26
 # Our legacy Sass code is incompatible with anything except this ancient libsass version.
diff --git a/requirements/edx/base.txt b/requirements/edx/base.txt
index bcfc514120cc..f983439a774a 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/base.txt
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ edx-drf-extensions==10.6.0
     #   edxval
     #   enterprise-integrated-channels
     #   openedx-learning
-edx-enterprise==6.7.0
+edx-enterprise==6.8.1
     # via
     #   -c requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -r requirements/edx/kernel.in
diff --git a/requirements/edx/development.txt b/requirements/edx/development.txt
index e5bf827acf4c..2c297556d4b0 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/development.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/development.txt
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ edx-drf-extensions==10.6.0
     #   edxval
     #   enterprise-integrated-channels
     #   openedx-learning
-edx-enterprise==6.7.0
+edx-enterprise==6.8.1
     # via
     #   -c requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -r requirements/edx/doc.txt
diff --git a/requirements/edx/doc.txt b/requirements/edx/doc.txt
index a07e6875ee4c..efefed9d398f 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/doc.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/doc.txt
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ edx-drf-extensions==10.6.0
     #   edxval
     #   enterprise-integrated-channels
     #   openedx-learning
-edx-enterprise==6.7.0
+edx-enterprise==6.8.1
     # via
     #   -c requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -r requirements/edx/base.txt
diff --git a/requirements/edx/testing.txt b/requirements/edx/testing.txt
index c39f2bd9ec39..868e91c0ba38 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/testing.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/testing.txt
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ edx-drf-extensions==10.6.0
     #   edxval
     #   enterprise-integrated-channels
     #   openedx-learning
-edx-enterprise==6.7.0
+edx-enterprise==6.8.1
     # via
     #   -c requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -r requirements/edx/base.txt