diff --git a/plugins/guests/alpine/cap/change_host_name.rb b/plugins/guests/alpine/cap/change_host_name.rb
index 667fde8a6..a08086998 100644
--- a/plugins/guests/alpine/cap/change_host_name.rb
+++ b/plugins/guests/alpine/cap/change_host_name.rb
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
 
         def fetch_current_hostname
           hostname = ''
-          sudo 'hostname -f' do |type, data|
+          machine.communicate.sudo 'hostname -f' do |type, data|
             hostname = data.chomp if type == :stdout && hostname.empty?
           end
 
@@ -41,54 +41,42 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         end
 
         def update_etc_hostname
-          sudo("echo '#{short_hostname}' > /etc/hostname")
+          machine.communicate.sudo("echo '#{short_hostname}' > /etc/hostname")
         end
 
         # /etc/hosts should resemble:
         # 127.0.0.1   localhost
         # 127.0.1.1   host.fqdn.com host.fqdn host
         def update_etc_hosts
-          if test("grep '#{current_hostname}' /etc/hosts")
+          if machine.communicate.test("grep '#{current_hostname}' /etc/hosts")
             # Current hostname entry is in /etc/hosts
             ip_address = '([0-9]{1,3}\.){3}[0-9]{1,3}'
             search     = "^(#{ip_address})\\s+#{Regexp.escape(current_hostname)}(\\s.*)?$"
-            replace    = "\\1 #{fqdn} #{short_hostname}"
+            replace    = "\\1 #{new_hostname} #{short_hostname}"
             expression = ['s', search, replace, 'g'].join('@')
 
-            sudo("sed -ri '#{expression}' /etc/hosts")
+            machine.communicate.sudo("sed -ri '#{expression}' /etc/hosts")
           else
             # Current hostname entry isn't in /etc/hosts, just append it
-            sudo("echo '127.0.1.1 #{fqdn} #{short_hostname}' >>/etc/hosts")
+            machine.communicate.sudo("echo '127.0.1.1 #{new_hostname} #{short_hostname}' >>/etc/hosts")
           end
         end
 
         def refresh_hostname_service
-          sudo('hostname -F /etc/hostname')
+          machine.communicate.sudo('hostname -F /etc/hostname')
         end
 
         def update_mailname
-          sudo('hostname -f > /etc/mailname')
+          machine.communicate.sudo('hostname -f > /etc/mailname')
         end
 
         def renew_dhcp
-          sudo('ifdown -a; ifup -a; ifup eth0')
-        end
-
-        def fqdn
-          new_hostname
+          machine.communicate.sudo('ifdown -a; ifup -a; ifup eth0')
         end
 
         def short_hostname
           new_hostname.split('.').first
         end
-
-        def sudo(cmd, &block)
-          machine.communicate.sudo(cmd, &block)
-        end
-
-        def test(cmd)
-          machine.communicate.test(cmd)
-        end
       end
     end
   end