diff --git a/lib/vagrant/active_list.rb b/lib/vagrant/active_list.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index e761bdb75..000000000
--- a/lib/vagrant/active_list.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,84 +0,0 @@
-module Vagrant
-  # This class represents the active list of vagrant virtual
-  # machines.
-  class ActiveList
-    FILENAME = "active.json"
-
-    @@list = nil
-
-    # The environment this active list belongs to
-    attr_accessor :env
-
-    # Creates the instance of the ActiveList, with the given environment
-    # if specified
-    def initialize(env=nil)
-      @list = nil
-      @env = env
-    end
-
-    # Parses and returns the list of UUIDs from the active VM
-    # JSON file. This will cache the result, which can be reloaded
-    # by setting the `reload` parameter to true.
-    #
-    # @return [Array<String>]
-    def list(reload=false)
-      return @list unless @list.nil? || reload
-
-      @list ||= {}
-      return @list unless File.file?(path)
-      File.open(path, "r") do |f|
-        begin
-          @list = JSON.parse(f.read)
-        rescue Exception
-          @list = {}
-        end
-
-        # This forces earlier versions of Vagrant to use the new hash
-        # format. Clearing out the old data isn't a big deal since it
-        # was never used.
-        @list = {} unless @list.is_a?(Hash)
-      end
-
-      @list
-    end
-
-    # Returns an array of UUIDs filtered so each is verified to exist.
-    def filter_list
-      list.each do |uuid, data|
-        list.delete(uuid) unless Vagrant::VM.find(uuid, env)
-      end
-
-      list
-    end
-
-    # Adds a virtual environment to the list of active virtual machines
-    def add(vm)
-      list[vm.uuid] = {
-        :path => env.root_path,
-        :created_at => Time.now.to_i
-      }
-
-      save
-    end
-
-    # Remove a virtual environment from the list of active virtual machines
-    def remove(vm)
-      vm = vm.uuid if vm.is_a?(Vagrant::VM)
-      list.delete(vm)
-      save
-    end
-
-    # Persists the list down to the JSON file.
-    def save
-      File.open(path, "w+") do |f|
-        f.write(filter_list.to_json)
-      end
-    end
-
-    # Returns the path to the JSON file which holds the UUIDs of the
-    # active virtual machines managed by Vagrant.
-    def path
-      File.join(env.home_path, FILENAME)
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/environment.rb b/lib/vagrant/environment.rb
index 4ed09c2f5..f3fadbee7 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/environment.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/environment.rb
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ module Vagrant
     attr_reader :host
     attr_reader :box
     attr_accessor :vm
-    attr_reader :active_list
-    attr_reader :logger
     attr_reader :actions
     attr_writer :ui
 
@@ -159,6 +157,13 @@ module Vagrant
       @local_data ||= DataStore.new(dotfile_path)
     end
 
+    # Accesses the logger for Vagrant. This logger is a _detailed_
+    # logger which should be used to log internals only. For outward
+    # facing information, use {#ui}.
+    def logger
+      @logger ||= Util::ResourceLogger.new(resource, self)
+    end
+
     #---------------------------------------------------------------
     # Load Methods
     #---------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -167,7 +172,6 @@ module Vagrant
     # such as `vm`, `config`, etc. on this environment. The order this
     # method calls its other methods is very particular.
     def load!
-      load_logger!
       load_root_path!
       load_config!
       load_home_directory!
@@ -176,7 +180,6 @@ module Vagrant
       load_config!
       self.class.check_virtualbox!
       load_vm!
-      load_active_list!
       load_actions!
       self
     end
@@ -241,17 +244,7 @@ module Vagrant
       @config = Config.execute!
 
       # (re)load the logger
-      load_logger!
-    end
-
-    # Loads the logger for this environment. This is called by
-    # {#load_config!} so that the logger is only loaded after
-    # configuration information is available. The logger is also
-    # loaded early on in the load chain process so that the various
-    # references to logger won't throw nil exceptions, but by default
-    # the logger will just send the log data to a black hole.
-    def load_logger!
-      @logger = Util::ResourceLogger.new(resource, self)
+      @logger = nil
     end
 
     # Loads the home directory path and creates the necessary subdirectories
@@ -329,11 +322,6 @@ module Vagrant
       end
     end
 
-    # Loads the activelist for this environment
-    def load_active_list!
-      @active_list = ActiveList.new(self)
-    end
-
     # Loads the instance of {Action} for this environment. This allows
     # users of the instance to run action sequences in the context of
     # this environment.
@@ -364,9 +352,6 @@ module Vagrant
           f.write(data.to_json)
         end
       end
-
-      # Also add to the global store
-      # active_list.add(vm)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/test_helper.rb b/test/test_helper.rb
index 749d26d7f..c197cc675 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.rb
+++ b/test/test_helper.rb
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ class Test::Unit::TestCase
 
     # Setup the logger. We create it then reset it so that subsequent
     # calls will recreate it for us.
-    environment.load_logger!
     environment.logger.class.reset_singleton_logger!
     environment.logger.stubs(:flush_progress)
     environment.logger.stubs(:cl_reset).returns("")
diff --git a/test/vagrant/active_list_test.rb b/test/vagrant/active_list_test.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index b6cfd7d03..000000000
--- a/test/vagrant/active_list_test.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,173 +0,0 @@
-require "test_helper"
-
-class ActiveListTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
-  setup do
-    @env = mock_environment
-    @list = Vagrant::ActiveList.new(@env)
-  end
-
-  context "initializing" do
-    should "set the environment to nil if not specified" do
-      assert_nothing_raised {
-        list = Vagrant::ActiveList.new
-        assert list.env.nil?
-      }
-    end
-
-    should "set the environment to the given parameter if specified" do
-      env = mock("env")
-      list = Vagrant::ActiveList.new(env)
-      assert_equal env, list.env
-    end
-  end
-
-  context "listing" do
-    setup do
-      @path = "foo"
-      @list.stubs(:path).returns(@path)
-    end
-
-    should "load if reload is given" do
-      File.stubs(:file?).returns(true)
-      File.expects(:open).once
-      @list.list(true)
-    end
-
-    should "not load if the active json file doesn't exist" do
-      File.expects(:file?).with(@list.path).returns(false)
-      File.expects(:open).never
-      assert_equal Hash.new, @list.list(true)
-    end
-
-    should "parse the JSON by reading the file" do
-      file = mock("file")
-      data = mock("data")
-      result = { :hey => :yep }
-      File.expects(:file?).returns(true)
-      File.expects(:open).with(@list.path, 'r').once.yields(file)
-      file.expects(:read).returns(data)
-      JSON.expects(:parse).with(data).returns(result)
-      assert_equal result, @list.list(true)
-    end
-
-    should "not load if reload flag is false and already loaded" do
-      File.expects(:file?).once.returns(false)
-      result = @list.list(true)
-      assert result.equal?(@list.list)
-      assert result.equal?(@list.list)
-      assert result.equal?(@list.list)
-    end
-
-    should "be an empty hash if JSON parsing raises an exception" do
-      file = mock("file")
-      file.stubs(:read)
-      File.expects(:file?).returns(true)
-      File.expects(:open).with(@list.path, 'r').once.yields(file)
-      JSON.expects(:parse).raises(Exception)
-
-      assert_nothing_raised do
-        assert_equal Hash.new, @list.list(true)
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
-  context "filter list" do
-    should "remove nonexistent VMs" do
-      list = {}
-      result = {}
-      5.times do |i|
-        vm = mock("vm#{i}")
-        vm.stubs(:uuid).returns(i)
-
-        list[vm.uuid] = {}
-
-        found_vm = i % 2 ? nil : vm
-        Vagrant::VM.stubs(:find).with(vm.uuid, @env).returns(found_vm)
-        results[vm.uuid] = {} if found_vm
-      end
-
-      @list.stubs(:list).returns(list)
-      assert_equal result, @list.filter_list
-    end
-  end
-
-  context "adding a VM to the list" do
-    setup do
-      @the_list = {}
-      @list.stubs(:list).returns(@the_list)
-      @list.stubs(:save)
-
-      @uuid = "foo"
-      @vm = mock("vm")
-      @vm.stubs(:uuid).returns(@uuid)
-    end
-
-    should "add the VMs UUID to the list" do
-      @list.add(@vm)
-      assert @the_list[@uuid]
-      assert @the_list[@uuid].is_a?(Hash)
-    end
-
-    should "save after adding" do
-      save_seq = sequence('save')
-      @the_list.expects(:[]=).in_sequence(save_seq)
-      @list.expects(:save).in_sequence(save_seq)
-      @list.add(@vm)
-    end
-  end
-
-  context "deleting a VM from the list" do
-    setup do
-      @the_list = ["bar"]
-      @list.stubs(:list).returns(@the_list)
-      @list.stubs(:save)
-
-      @uuid = "bar"
-      @vm = mock("vm")
-      @vm.stubs(:uuid).returns(@uuid)
-      @vm.stubs(:is_a?).with(Vagrant::VM).returns(true)
-    end
-
-    should "delete the uuid from the list of a VM" do
-      @list.remove(@vm)
-      assert @the_list.empty?
-    end
-
-    should "delete just the string if a string is given" do
-      @the_list << "zoo"
-      @list.remove("zoo")
-      assert !@the_list.include?("zoo")
-    end
-
-    should "save after removing" do
-      save_seq = sequence('save')
-      @the_list.expects(:delete).in_sequence(save_seq)
-      @list.expects(:save).in_sequence(save_seq)
-      @list.remove(@vm)
-    end
-  end
-
-  context "saving" do
-    setup do
-      @filtered = ["zoo"]
-      @list.stubs(:filter_list).returns(@filtered)
-    end
-
-    should "open the JSON path and save to it" do
-      file = mock("file")
-      File.expects(:open).with(@list.path, "w+").yields(file)
-      file.expects(:write).with(@filtered.to_json)
-      @list.save
-    end
-  end
-
-  context "path" do
-    setup do
-      @env.stubs(:home_path).returns("foo")
-    end
-
-    should "return the active file within the home path" do
-      assert_equal File.join(@env.home_path, Vagrant::ActiveList::FILENAME), @list.path
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/test/vagrant/environment_test.rb b/test/vagrant/environment_test.rb
index f1e7b05de..53c5d35e5 100644
--- a/test/vagrant/environment_test.rb
+++ b/test/vagrant/environment_test.rb
@@ -237,6 +237,17 @@ class EnvironmentTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     end
   end
 
+  context "loading logger" do
+    should "lazy load the logger only once" do
+      result = Vagrant::Util::ResourceLogger.new("vagrant", mock_environment)
+      Vagrant::Util::ResourceLogger.expects(:new).returns(result).once
+      @env = mock_environment
+      assert_equal result, @env.logger
+      assert_equal result, @env.logger
+      assert_equal result, @env.logger
+    end
+  end
+
   context "loading" do
     setup do
       @env = mock_environment
@@ -245,7 +256,6 @@ class EnvironmentTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     context "overall load method" do
       should "load! should call proper sequence and return itself" do
         call_seq = sequence("call_sequence")
-        @env.expects(:load_logger!).once.in_sequence(call_seq)
         @env.expects(:load_root_path!).once.in_sequence(call_seq)
         @env.expects(:load_config!).once.in_sequence(call_seq)
         @env.expects(:load_home_directory!).once.in_sequence(call_seq)
@@ -254,7 +264,6 @@ class EnvironmentTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
         @env.expects(:load_config!).once.in_sequence(call_seq)
         @klass.expects(:check_virtualbox!).once.in_sequence(call_seq)
         @env.expects(:load_vm!).once.in_sequence(call_seq)
-        @env.expects(:load_active_list!).once.in_sequence(call_seq)
         @env.expects(:load_actions!).once.in_sequence(call_seq)
         assert_equal @env, @env.load!
       end
@@ -329,7 +338,6 @@ class EnvironmentTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
         @home_path = "/bar"
         @env.stubs(:root_path).returns(@root_path)
         @env.stubs(:home_path).returns(@home_path)
-        @env.stubs(:load_logger!)
 
         @parent_env = mock_environment
 
@@ -425,28 +433,8 @@ class EnvironmentTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
       should "reload the logger after executing" do
         load_seq = sequence("load_seq")
         Vagrant::Config.expects(:execute!).once.returns(nil).in_sequence(load_seq)
-        @env.expects(:load_logger!).once.in_sequence(load_seq)
         @env.load_config!
-      end
-    end
-
-    context "loading logger" do
-      setup do
-        @env = mock_environment
-        @env.stubs(:vm_name).returns(nil)
-      end
-
-      should "use 'vagrant' by default" do
-        assert @env.vm_name.nil? # sanity
-        @env.load_logger!
-        assert_equal "vagrant", @env.logger.resource
-      end
-
-      should "use the vm name if available" do
-        name = "foo"
-        @env.stubs(:vm_name).returns(name)
-        @env.load_logger!
-        assert_equal name, @env.logger.resource
+        assert @env.instance_variable_get(:@logger).nil?
       end
     end
 
@@ -632,19 +620,6 @@ class EnvironmentTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
       end
     end
 
-    context "loading the active list" do
-      setup do
-        @env = mock_environment
-      end
-
-      should "initialize the ActiveList object with the given environment" do
-        active_list = mock("active_list")
-        Vagrant::ActiveList.expects(:new).with(@env).returns(active_list)
-        @env.load_active_list!
-        assert_equal active_list, @env.active_list
-      end
-    end
-
     context "loading actions" do
       setup do
         @env = mock_environment