diff --git a/bin/vagrant-box b/bin/vagrant-box
index 1d05c6a23..8833c1fe3 100755
--- a/bin/vagrant-box
+++ b/bin/vagrant-box
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ require 'git-style-binary/command'
 
 # Get library
 libdir = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib')
-$:.unshift(libdir) unless $:.include?(libdir)
-require 'vagrant'
+require File.expand_path('vagrant', libdir)
 
 GitStyleBinary.command do
   short_desc "manage boxes"
diff --git a/bin/vagrant-down b/bin/vagrant-down
index b732dd177..20ccbc389 100755
--- a/bin/vagrant-down
+++ b/bin/vagrant-down
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ require 'git-style-binary/command'
 
 # Get library
 libdir = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib')
-$:.unshift(libdir) unless $:.include?(libdir)
-require 'vagrant'
+require File.expand_path('vagrant', libdir)
 
 GitStyleBinary.command do
   short_desc "destroys the vagrant environment"
diff --git a/bin/vagrant-halt b/bin/vagrant-halt
index a619324d4..04d64e7f0 100755
--- a/bin/vagrant-halt
+++ b/bin/vagrant-halt
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ require 'git-style-binary/command'
 
 # Get library
 libdir = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib')
-$:.unshift(libdir) unless $:.include?(libdir)
-require 'vagrant'
+require File.expand_path('vagrant', libdir)
 
 GitStyleBinary.command do
   short_desc "forcibly halts the vagrant environment"
diff --git a/bin/vagrant-init b/bin/vagrant-init
index 38973f1a4..bd2ae9791 100755
--- a/bin/vagrant-init
+++ b/bin/vagrant-init
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ require 'git-style-binary/command'
 
 # Get library
 libdir = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib')
-$:.unshift(libdir) unless $:.include?(libdir)
-require 'vagrant'
+require File.expand_path('vagrant', libdir)
 
 GitStyleBinary.command do
   short_desc "initializes directory for vagrant use"
diff --git a/bin/vagrant-package b/bin/vagrant-package
index a9bd08adb..de77f1b92 100755
--- a/bin/vagrant-package
+++ b/bin/vagrant-package
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ require 'git-style-binary/command'
 
 # Get library
 libdir = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib')
-$:.unshift(libdir) unless $:.include?(libdir)
-require 'vagrant'
+require File.expand_path('vagrant', libdir)
 
 GitStyleBinary.command do
   short_desc "package the current vagrant environment"
diff --git a/bin/vagrant-reload b/bin/vagrant-reload
index bfc5b9b9c..34280062a 100755
--- a/bin/vagrant-reload
+++ b/bin/vagrant-reload
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ require 'git-style-binary/command'
 
 # Get library
 libdir = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib')
-$:.unshift(libdir) unless $:.include?(libdir)
-require 'vagrant'
+require File.expand_path('vagrant', libdir)
 
 GitStyleBinary.command do
   short_desc "reload the vagrant environment"
diff --git a/bin/vagrant-resume b/bin/vagrant-resume
index d214e44ef..cb8979043 100755
--- a/bin/vagrant-resume
+++ b/bin/vagrant-resume
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ require 'git-style-binary/command'
 
 # Get library
 libdir = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib')
-$:.unshift(libdir) unless $:.include?(libdir)
-require 'vagrant'
+require File.expand_path('vagrant', libdir)
 
 GitStyleBinary.command do
   short_desc "resumes the vagrant environment"
diff --git a/bin/vagrant-ssh b/bin/vagrant-ssh
index 7d7321286..5f5fed1ae 100755
--- a/bin/vagrant-ssh
+++ b/bin/vagrant-ssh
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ require 'git-style-binary/command'
 
 # Get library
 libdir = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib')
-$:.unshift(libdir) unless $:.include?(libdir)
-require 'vagrant'
+require File.expand_path('vagrant', libdir)
 
 GitStyleBinary.command do
   short_desc "opens an SSH connection into the VM"
diff --git a/bin/vagrant-suspend b/bin/vagrant-suspend
index d01de309f..534012d4c 100755
--- a/bin/vagrant-suspend
+++ b/bin/vagrant-suspend
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ require 'git-style-binary/command'
 
 # Get library
 libdir = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib')
-$:.unshift(libdir) unless $:.include?(libdir)
-require 'vagrant'
+require File.expand_path('vagrant', libdir)
 
 GitStyleBinary.command do
   short_desc "suspends the vagrant environment"
diff --git a/bin/vagrant-up b/bin/vagrant-up
index e0fe3f37b..908b621d5 100755
--- a/bin/vagrant-up
+++ b/bin/vagrant-up
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ require 'git-style-binary/command'
 
 # Get library
 libdir = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib')
-$:.unshift(libdir) unless $:.include?(libdir)
-require 'vagrant'
+require File.expand_path('vagrant', libdir)
 
 GitStyleBinary.command do
   short_desc "create the vagrant environment"
diff --git a/lib/vagrant.rb b/lib/vagrant.rb
index 8b67c32c8..fafa85863 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 libdir = File.dirname(__FILE__)
-$:.unshift(libdir)
 PROJECT_ROOT = File.join(libdir, '..') unless defined?(PROJECT_ROOT)
 
 # The libs which must be loaded prior to the rest