diff --git a/plugins/commands/box/command/remove.rb b/plugins/commands/box/command/remove.rb
index d58f5bcec..95fc5aabe 100644
--- a/plugins/commands/box/command/remove.rb
+++ b/plugins/commands/box/command/remove.rb
@@ -5,38 +5,42 @@ module VagrantPlugins
     module Command
       class Remove < Vagrant.plugin("2", :command)
         def execute
+          options = {}
           opts = OptionParser.new do |o|
-            o.banner = "Usage: vagrant box remove <name> <provider>"
+            o.banner = "Usage: vagrant box remove <name>"
+            o.separator ""
+
+            o.on("--provider VALUE", String,
+                 "The specific provider type for the box to remove.") do |p|
+              options[:provider] = p
+            end
+
+            o.on("--version VALUE", String,
+                 "The specific version of the box to remove.") do |v|
+              options[:version] = v
+            end
           end
 
           # Parse the options
           argv = parse_options(opts)
           return if !argv
-          raise Vagrant::Errors::CLIInvalidUsage, :help => opts.help.chomp if argv.length < 1
+          if argv.empty? || argv.length > 2
+            raise Vagrant::Errors::CLIInvalidUsage,
+              help: opts.help.chomp
+          end
 
-          if !argv[1]
-            # Try to automatically determine the provider.
-            providers = []
-            @env.boxes.all.each do |name, provider|
-              if name == argv[0]
-                providers << provider
-              end
-            end
-
-            if providers.length > 1
-              @env.ui.error(
-                I18n.t("vagrant.commands.box.remove_must_specify_provider",
-                       name: argv[0],
-                       providers: providers.join(", ")))
-              return 1
-            end
-
-            argv[1] = providers[0] || ""
+          if argv.length == 2
+            # @deprecated
+            @env.ui.warn("WARNING: The second argument to `vagrant box remove`")
+            @env.ui.warn("is deprecated. Please use the --provider flag. This")
+            @env.ui.warn("feature will stop working in the next version.")
+            options[:provider] = argv[1]
           end
 
           @env.action_runner.run(Vagrant::Action.action_box_remove, {
             :box_name     => argv[0],
-            :box_provider => argv[1]
+            :box_provider => options[:provider],
+            :box_version  => options[:version],
           })
 
           # Success, exit status 0
diff --git a/templates/locales/en.yml b/templates/locales/en.yml
index 4dd04d08f..47d80ead7 100644
--- a/templates/locales/en.yml
+++ b/templates/locales/en.yml
@@ -974,17 +974,6 @@ en:
         vm_not_created: "VM not created. Moving on..."
         vm_not_running: "VM is not currently running. Please, first bring it up with `vagrant up` then run this command."
       box:
-        remove_must_specify_provider: |-
-          Multiple providers were found for the box '%{name}'. Please specify
-          the specific provider for the box you want to remove. The list of
-          providers backing this box is:
-
-          '%{providers}'
-
-          To remove the box for a specific provider, run the following command,
-          filling in PROVIDER with one of the providers above:
-
-          vagrant box remove '%{name}' PROVIDER
         no_installed_boxes: "There are no installed boxes! Use `vagrant box add` to add some."
         removing: |-
           Removing box '%{name}' with provider '%{provider}'...
diff --git a/test/unit/plugins/commands/box/command/remove_test.rb b/test/unit/plugins/commands/box/command/remove_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a13fd30fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/plugins/commands/box/command/remove_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+require File.expand_path("../../../../../base", __FILE__)
+
+require Vagrant.source_root.join("plugins/commands/box/command/remove")
+
+describe VagrantPlugins::CommandBox::Command::Remove do
+  include_context "unit"
+
+  let(:argv)     { [] }
+  let(:iso_env) do
+    # We have to create a Vagrantfile so there is a root path
+    env = isolated_environment
+    env.vagrantfile("")
+    env.create_vagrant_env
+  end
+
+  subject { described_class.new(argv, iso_env) }
+
+  let(:action_runner) { double("action_runner") }
+
+  before do
+    iso_env.stub(action_runner: action_runner)
+  end
+
+  context "with no arguments" do
+    it "shows help" do
+      expect { subject.execute }.
+        to raise_error(Vagrant::Errors::CLIInvalidUsage)
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "with one argument" do
+    let(:argv) { ["foo"] }
+
+    it "invokes the action runner" do
+      action_runner.should_receive(:run).with do |action, opts|
+        expect(opts[:box_name]).to eq("foo")
+        true
+      end
+
+      subject.execute
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "with two arguments" do
+    let(:argv) { ["foo", "bar"] }
+
+    it "uses the 2nd arg as a provider" do
+      action_runner.should_receive(:run).with do |action, opts|
+        expect(opts[:box_name]).to eq("foo")
+        expect(opts[:box_provider]).to eq("bar")
+        true
+      end
+
+      subject.execute
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "with more than two arguments" do
+    let(:argv) { ["one", "two", "three"] }
+
+    it "shows help" do
+      expect { subject.execute }.
+        to raise_error(Vagrant::Errors::CLIInvalidUsage)
+    end
+  end
+end