diff --git a/classify/train.py b/classify/train.py
index 8b8327f173ef..ecbea1d8c0de 100644
--- a/classify/train.py
+++ b/classify/train.py
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ def main(opt):
     if RANK in {-1, 0}:
         print_args(vars(opt))
         check_git_status()
-        check_requirements()
+        check_requirements(ROOT / 'requirements.txt')
 
     # DDP mode
     device = select_device(opt.device, batch_size=opt.batch_size)
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 65924c9feec4..ae0a21f003e8 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ thop>=0.1.1  # FLOPs computation
 torch>=1.7.0  # see https://pytorch.org/get-started/locally (recommended)
 torchvision>=0.8.1
 tqdm>=4.64.0
+ultralytics>=8.0.100
 # protobuf<=3.20.1  # https://github.com/ultralytics/yolov5/issues/8012
 
 # Logging ---------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -46,4 +47,3 @@ setuptools>=65.5.1 # Snyk vulnerability fix
 # mss  # screenshots
 # albumentations>=1.0.3
 # pycocotools>=2.0.6  # COCO mAP
-# ultralytics  # HUB https://hub.ultralytics.com
diff --git a/segment/train.py b/segment/train.py
index 073fc742005b..5f1fa4a1e453 100644
--- a/segment/train.py
+++ b/segment/train.py
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ def main(opt, callbacks=Callbacks()):
     if RANK in {-1, 0}:
         print_args(vars(opt))
         check_git_status()
-        check_requirements()
+        check_requirements(ROOT / 'requirements.txt')
 
     # Resume
     if opt.resume and not opt.evolve:  # resume from specified or most recent last.pt
diff --git a/train.py b/train.py
index 216da6399028..48eeb09468fe 100644
--- a/train.py
+++ b/train.py
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ def main(opt, callbacks=Callbacks()):
     if RANK in {-1, 0}:
         print_args(vars(opt))
         check_git_status()
-        check_requirements()
+        check_requirements(ROOT / 'requirements.txt')
 
     # Resume (from specified or most recent last.pt)
     if opt.resume and not check_comet_resume(opt) and not opt.evolve:
diff --git a/utils/general.py b/utils/general.py
index 42c6d8c8aab5..e95b07486619 100644
--- a/utils/general.py
+++ b/utils/general.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 import torch
 import torchvision
 import yaml
+from ultralytics.yolo.utils.checks import check_requirements
 
 from utils import TryExcept, emojis
 from utils.downloads import curl_download, gsutil_getsize
@@ -387,57 +388,6 @@ def check_version(current='0.0.0', minimum='0.0.0', name='version ', pinned=Fals
     return result
 
 
-@TryExcept()
-def check_requirements(requirements=ROOT / 'requirements.txt', exclude=(), install=True, cmds=''):
-    """
-    Check if installed dependencies meet YOLOv5 requirements and attempt to auto-update if needed.
-
-    Args:
-        requirements (Union[Path, str, List[str]]): Path to a requirements.txt file, a single package requirement as a
-            string, or a list of package requirements as strings.
-        exclude (Tuple[str]): Tuple of package names to exclude from checking.
-        install (bool): If True, attempt to auto-update packages that don't meet requirements.
-        cmds (str): Additional commands to pass to the pip install command when auto-updating.
-
-    Returns:
-        None
-    """
-    prefix = colorstr('red', 'bold', 'requirements:')
-    check_python()  # check python version
-    file = None
-    if isinstance(requirements, Path):  # requirements.txt file
-        file = requirements.resolve()
-        assert file.exists(), f'{prefix} {file} not found, check failed.'
-        with file.open() as f:
-            requirements = [f'{x.name}{x.specifier}' for x in pkg.parse_requirements(f) if x.name not in exclude]
-    elif isinstance(requirements, str):
-        requirements = [requirements]
-
-    s = ''  # console string
-    n = 0  # number of packages updates
-    for r in requirements:
-        try:
-            pkg.require(r)
-        except (pkg.VersionConflict, pkg.DistributionNotFound):  # exception if requirements not met
-            try:  # attempt to import (slower but more accurate)
-                import importlib
-                importlib.import_module(next(pkg.parse_requirements(r)).name)
-            except ImportError:
-                s += f'"{r}" '
-                n += 1
-
-    if s and install and AUTOINSTALL:  # check environment variable
-        LOGGER.info(f"{prefix} YOLOv5 requirement{'s' * (n > 1)} {s}not found, attempting AutoUpdate...")
-        try:
-            assert check_online(), 'AutoUpdate skipped (offline)'
-            LOGGER.info(subprocess.check_output(f'pip install {s} {cmds}', shell=True).decode())
-            s = f"{prefix} {n} package{'s' * (n > 1)} updated per {file or requirements}\n" \
-                f"{prefix} ⚠️ {colorstr('bold', 'Restart runtime or rerun command for updates to take effect')}\n"
-            LOGGER.info(s)
-        except Exception as e:
-            LOGGER.warning(f'{prefix} ❌ {e}')
-
-
 def check_img_size(imgsz, s=32, floor=0):
     # Verify image size is a multiple of stride s in each dimension
     if isinstance(imgsz, int):  # integer i.e. img_size=640