diff --git a/lib/vagrant.rb b/lib/vagrant.rb
index 66840226f..4de6f3aa7 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant.rb
@@ -272,6 +272,26 @@ module Vagrant
       end
     end
   end
+
+  # This helper provides temporary environmental variable changes.
+  def self.with_temp_env(environment)
+    # Build up the new environment, preserving the old values so we
+    # can replace them back in later.
+    old_env = {}
+    environment.each do |key, value|
+      key          = key.to_s
+      old_env[key] = ENV[key]
+      ENV[key]     = value
+    end
+
+    # Call the block, returning its return value
+    return yield
+  ensure
+    # Reset the environment no matter what
+    old_env.each do |key, value|
+      ENV[key] = value
+    end
+  end
 end
 
 # Default I18n to load the en locale
diff --git a/test/unit/support/shared/base_context.rb b/test/unit/support/shared/base_context.rb
index 63d672cc4..0cc33e0d1 100644
--- a/test/unit/support/shared/base_context.rb
+++ b/test/unit/support/shared/base_context.rb
@@ -110,23 +110,8 @@ shared_context "unit" do
   end
 
   # This helper provides temporary environmental variable changes.
-  def with_temp_env(environment)
-    # Build up the new environment, preserving the old values so we
-    # can replace them back in later.
-    old_env = {}
-    environment.each do |key, value|
-      key          = key.to_s
-      old_env[key] = ENV[key]
-      ENV[key]     = value
-    end
-
-    # Call the block, returning its return value
-    return yield
-  ensure
-    # Reset the environment no matter what
-    old_env.each do |key, value|
-      ENV[key] = value
-    end
+  def with_temp_env(environment, &block)
+    Vagrant::with_temp_env(environment, &block)
   end
 
   # This helper provides a randomly available port(s) for each argument to the