diff --git a/lib/vagrant/action/builtin/box_remove.rb b/lib/vagrant/action/builtin/box_remove.rb
index faa1d685c..0314a9ea0 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/action/builtin/box_remove.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/action/builtin/box_remove.rb
@@ -65,6 +65,14 @@ module Vagrant
           box = env[:box_collection].find(
             box_name, box_provider, box_version)
 
+          if box == nil
+            raise Errors::BoxRemoveVersionNotFound,
+              name: box_name,
+              provider: box_provider.to_s,
+              version: box_version,
+              versions: all_versions.join(", ")
+          end
+
           env[:ui].info(I18n.t("vagrant.commands.box.removing",
                               :name => box.name,
                               :provider => box.provider))
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/errors.rb b/lib/vagrant/errors.rb
index b6dc0716d..1aa277b05 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/errors.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/errors.rb
@@ -196,6 +196,10 @@ module Vagrant
       error_key(:box_remove_provider_not_found)
     end
 
+    class BoxRemoveVersionNotFound < VagrantError
+      error_key(:box_remove_version_not_found)
+    end
+
     class BoxRemoveMultiProvider < VagrantError
       error_key(:box_remove_multi_provider)
     end
diff --git a/templates/locales/en.yml b/templates/locales/en.yml
index 5e9afe7c8..c122eff2a 100644
--- a/templates/locales/en.yml
+++ b/templates/locales/en.yml
@@ -433,6 +433,13 @@ en:
         the provider specified. Please double-check and try again.
 
         The providers for this are: %{providers}
+      box_remove_version_not_found: |-
+        You requested to remove the box '%{name}' with provider
+        '%{provider}' in version '%{version}'. The box '%{name}'
+        exists but not in the specified version '%{version}'.
+        Please double-check and try again.
+
+        The available versions for this box are: %{versions}
       box_server_not_set: |-
         A URL to a Vagrant Cloud server is not set, so boxes cannot
         be added with a shorthand ("mitchellh/precise64") format.