diff --git a/lib/vagrant/config/loader.rb b/lib/vagrant/config/loader.rb
index fe0138f12..38b1ed512 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/config/loader.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/config/loader.rb
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ module Vagrant
     # set later always overrides those set earlier; this is how
     # configuration "scoping" is implemented.
     class Loader
-      # This is an array of symbols specifying the order in which
-      # configuration is loaded. For examples, see the class documentation.
-      attr_accessor :load_order
-
       # Initializes a configuration loader.
       #
       # @param [Registry] versions A registry of the available versions and
@@ -69,12 +65,16 @@ module Vagrant
         @sources[name] = procs
       end
 
-      # This loads the configured sources in the configured order and returns
+      # This loads the configuration sources in the given order and returns
       # an actual configuration object that is ready to be used.
-      def load
-        @logger.debug("Loading configuration in order: #{@load_order.inspect}")
+      #
+      # @param [Array<Symbol>] order The order of configuration to load.
+      # @return [Object] The configuration object. This is different for
+      #   each configuration version.
+      def load(order)
+        @logger.debug("Loading configuration in order: #{order.inspect}")
 
-        unknown_sources = @sources.keys - @load_order
+        unknown_sources = @sources.keys - order
         if !unknown_sources.empty?
           # TODO: Raise exception here perhaps.
           @logger.error("Unknown config sources: #{unknown_sources.inspect}")
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ module Vagrant
         # This will hold our result
         result = current_config_klass.init
 
-        @load_order.each do |key|
+        order.each do |key|
           next if !@sources.has_key?(key)
 
           @sources[key].each do |version, proc|
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ module Vagrant
           # Report syntax errors in a nice way.
           raise Errors::VagrantfileSyntaxError, :file => e.message
         end
-       end
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/unit/vagrant/config/loader_test.rb b/test/unit/vagrant/config/loader_test.rb
index dd8bef56f..83272b961 100644
--- a/test/unit/vagrant/config/loader_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/vagrant/config/loader_test.rb
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ describe Vagrant::Config::Loader do
 
   describe "basic loading" do
     it "should ignore non-existent load order keys" do
-      instance.load_order = [:foo]
-      instance.load
+      instance.load([:foo])
     end
 
     it "should load and return the configuration" do
@@ -49,9 +48,8 @@ describe Vagrant::Config::Loader do
         config[:foo] = "yep"
       end
 
-      instance.load_order = [:proc]
       instance.set(:proc, [[current_version, proc]])
-      config = instance.load
+      config = instance.load([:proc])
 
       config[:foo].should == "yep"
     end
@@ -71,9 +69,8 @@ describe Vagrant::Config::Loader do
       end
 
       # Run the actual configuration and assert that we get the proper result
-      instance.load_order = [:proc]
       instance.set(:proc, [[current_version, proc]])
-      config = instance.load
+      config = instance.load([:proc])
       config[:foo].should == "yep"
       config[:finalized].should == true
     end
@@ -95,9 +92,8 @@ describe Vagrant::Config::Loader do
 
       # Load a version 1 proc, and verify it is upgraded to version 2
       proc = lambda { |config| config[:foo] = "yep" }
-      instance.load_order = [:proc]
       instance.set(:proc, [["1", proc]])
-      config = instance.load
+      config = instance.load([:proc])
       config[:foo].should == "yep"
       config[:v2].should == true
     end
@@ -111,11 +107,10 @@ describe Vagrant::Config::Loader do
         count += 1
       end
 
-      instance.load_order = [:proc]
       instance.set(:proc, [[current_version, proc]])
 
       5.times do
-        result = instance.load
+        result = instance.load([:proc])
 
         # Verify the config result
         result[:foo].should == "yep"
@@ -131,9 +126,8 @@ describe Vagrant::Config::Loader do
       # We test both setting a file multiple times as well as multiple
       # loads, since both should not cache the data.
       file = temporary_file("$_config_data += 1")
-      instance.load_order = [:file]
       5.times { instance.set(:file, file) }
-      5.times { instance.load }
+      5.times { instance.load([:file]) }
 
       $_config_data.should == 1
     end
@@ -143,18 +137,16 @@ describe Vagrant::Config::Loader do
 
       file = temporary_file("$_config_data += 1")
 
-      instance.load_order = [:proc]
       instance.set(:proc, file)
-      5.times { instance.load }
+      5.times { instance.load([:proc]) }
 
       instance.set(:proc, file)
-      5.times { instance.load }
+      5.times { instance.load([:proc]) }
 
       $_config_data.should == 1
     end
 
     it "should raise proper error if there is a syntax error in a Vagrantfile" do
-      instance.load_order = [:file]
       expect { instance.set(:file, temporary_file("Vagrant:^Config")) }.
         to raise_exception(Vagrant::Errors::VagrantfileSyntaxError)
     end