diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f083300b2..08de79374 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ BUG FIXES:
   - Multiple machines defined in the same Vagrantfile with the same
     name will properly merge.
   - More robust hostname checking for RedHat. [GH-1566]
+  - Cookbook path existence for Chef is no longer an error, so that
+    things like librarian and berkshelf plugins work properly. [GH-1570]
 
 ## 1.1.6 (April 3, 2013)
 
diff --git a/plugins/provisioners/chef/config/chef_solo.rb b/plugins/provisioners/chef/config/chef_solo.rb
index e6c91f0a2..d19cf07d9 100644
--- a/plugins/provisioners/chef/config/chef_solo.rb
+++ b/plugins/provisioners/chef/config/chef_solo.rb
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           @__defaulted_cookbooks_path = false
         end
 
+        #------------------------------------------------------------
+        # Internal methods
+        #------------------------------------------------------------
+
         def finalize!
           @recipe_url = nil if @recipe_url == UNSET_VALUE
 
@@ -58,18 +62,6 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           errors << I18n.t("vagrant.config.chef.run_list_empty") if \
             !run_list || run_list.empty?
 
-          if !@__defaulted_cookbooks_path
-            @cookbooks_path.each do |type, path|
-              next if type != :host
-              expanded_path = File.expand_path(path, machine.env.root_path)
-
-              if !File.exist?(expanded_path)
-                errors << I18n.t("vagrant.config.chef.cookbooks_path_missing",
-                                 :path => expanded_path)
-              end
-            end
-          end
-
           { "chef solo provisioner" => errors }
         end
 
diff --git a/plugins/provisioners/chef/provisioner/chef_solo.rb b/plugins/provisioners/chef/provisioner/chef_solo.rb
index b4cb4d013..584acbae7 100644
--- a/plugins/provisioners/chef/provisioner/chef_solo.rb
+++ b/plugins/provisioners/chef/provisioner/chef_solo.rb
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ module VagrantPlugins
                 # Path exists on the host, setup the remote path
                 remote_path = "#{@config.provisioning_path}/chef-solo-#{get_and_update_counter(:cookbooks_path)}"
               else
-                @logger.warn("Chef path doesn't exist, not sharing: #{local_path}")
+                @machine.ui.warn(I18n.t("vagrant.provisioners.chef.cookbook_folder_not_found_warning",
+                                       path: local_path.to_s))
                 next
               end
             else
diff --git a/templates/locales/en.yml b/templates/locales/en.yml
index f6015ce41..b45ab2274 100644
--- a/templates/locales/en.yml
+++ b/templates/locales/en.yml
@@ -1042,6 +1042,8 @@ en:
           The chef binary (either `chef-solo` or `chef-client`) was not found on
           the VM and is required for chef provisioning. Please verify that chef
           is installed and that the binary is available on the PATH.
+        cookbook_folder_not_found_warning:
+          "The cookbook path '%{path}' doesn't exist. Ignoring..."
         json: "Generating chef JSON and uploading..."
         client_key_folder: "Creating folder to hold client key..."
         upload_validation_key: "Uploading chef client validation key..."