diff --git a/lib/vagrant/action/builtin/box_add.rb b/lib/vagrant/action/builtin/box_add.rb
index 7168347cd..4d591e7a9 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/action/builtin/box_add.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/action/builtin/box_add.rb
@@ -161,22 +161,6 @@ module Vagrant
                 expected: checksum
             end
           end
-
-          # Persists URL used on download and the time it was added
-          write_extra_info(box_added, download_url)
-
-          # Passes on the newly added box to the rest of the middleware chain
-          env[:box_added] = box_added
-
-          # Carry on!
-          @app.call(env)
-        end
-
-        def write_extra_info(box_added, url)
-          info = {'url' => url, 'downloaded_at' => Time.now.utc}
-          box_added.directory.join('info.json').open("w+") do |f|
-            f.write(JSON.dump(info))
-          end
         end
 =end
 
@@ -234,6 +218,9 @@ module Vagrant
             "vagrant.box_added",
             name: box.name, provider: box.provider))
 
+          # Store the added box in the env for future middleware
+          env[:box_added] = box
+
           box
         end
 
diff --git a/test/unit/vagrant/action/builtin/box_add_test.rb b/test/unit/vagrant/action/builtin/box_add_test.rb
index eead8ff83..cfe3ecedb 100644
--- a/test/unit/vagrant/action/builtin/box_add_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/vagrant/action/builtin/box_add_test.rb
@@ -172,6 +172,8 @@ describe Vagrant::Action::Builtin::BoxAdd do
       app.should_receive(:call).with(env)
 
       subject.call(env)
+
+      expect(env[:box_added]).to equal(box)
     end
 
     it "adds the latest version of a box with the specified provider, even if not latest" do
@@ -218,6 +220,8 @@ describe Vagrant::Action::Builtin::BoxAdd do
       app.should_receive(:call).with(env)
 
       subject.call(env)
+
+      expect(env[:box_added]).to equal(box)
     end
 
     it "adds the constrained version of a box with the only provider" do
@@ -255,6 +259,8 @@ describe Vagrant::Action::Builtin::BoxAdd do
       app.should_receive(:call).with(env)
 
       subject.call(env)
+
+      expect(env[:box_added]).to equal(box)
     end
 
     it "adds the constrained version of a box with the specified provider" do
@@ -297,6 +303,8 @@ describe Vagrant::Action::Builtin::BoxAdd do
       app.should_receive(:call).with(env)
 
       subject.call(env)
+
+      expect(env[:box_added]).to equal(box)
     end
 
     it "adds the latest version of a box with any specified provider" do
@@ -342,6 +350,8 @@ describe Vagrant::Action::Builtin::BoxAdd do
       app.should_receive(:call).with(env)
 
       subject.call(env)
+
+      expect(env[:box_added]).to equal(box)
     end
 
     it "raises an exception if no matching version" do
@@ -483,6 +493,8 @@ describe Vagrant::Action::Builtin::BoxAdd do
       app.should_receive(:call).with(env)
 
       subject.call(env)
+
+      expect(env[:box_added]).to equal(box)
     end
   end
 end