diff --git a/plugins/communicators/ssh/communicator.rb b/plugins/communicators/ssh/communicator.rb
index b5aa9a274..01764b9a0 100644
--- a/plugins/communicators/ssh/communicator.rb
+++ b/plugins/communicators/ssh/communicator.rb
@@ -86,16 +86,11 @@ module VagrantPlugins
             rescue Vagrant::Errors::SSHKeyTypeNotSupported
               raise
             rescue Vagrant::Errors::SSHKeyBadOwner
-              # TODO: It would be more polite to check for key ownership/permissions before starting the machine
-              # so that this exception would never happen (currently it may happen)
               raise
             rescue Vagrant::Errors::SSHKeyBadPermissions
-              # TODO: It would be more polite to check for key ownership/permissions before starting the machine
-              # so that this exception would never happen (currently it may happen)            
-              raise  
+              raise
             rescue Vagrant::Errors::VagrantError => e
               # Ignore it, SSH is not ready, some other error.
-              message = e.message
             end
 
             # If we have a message to show, then show it. We don't show