diff --git a/lib/vagrant/config.rb b/lib/vagrant/config.rb
index 71b4e5b48..f939bd0ec 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/config.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/config.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ module Vagrant
     # versions are available, mapped by the version string used in
     # `Vagrant.configure` calls.
     VERSIONS = Registry.new
-    VERSIONS.register("1") { V1 }
+    VERSIONS.register("1") { V1::Loader }
 
     # This is the order of versions. This is used by the loader to figure out
     # how to "upgrade" versions up to the desired (current) version. The
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/config/v1.rb b/lib/vagrant/config/v1.rb
index 71b54898b..bf8936a9d 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/config/v1.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/config/v1.rb
@@ -1,103 +1,8 @@
-require "vagrant/config/version_base"
-require "vagrant/config/v1/root"
-
 module Vagrant
   module Config
-    # This is the "version 1" configuration loader.
-    class V1 < VersionBase
-      # Returns a bare empty configuration object.
-      #
-      # @return [V1::Root]
-      def self.init
-        new_root_object
-      end
-
-      # Finalizes the configuration by making sure there is at least
-      # one VM defined in it.
-      def self.finalize(config)
-        # Call the `#finalize` method on each of the configuration keys.
-        # They're expected to modify themselves in our case.
-        config.finalize!
-
-        # Return the object
-        config
-      end
-
-      # Loads the configuration for the given proc and returns a configuration
-      # object.
-      #
-      # @param [Proc] config_proc
-      # @return [Object]
-      def self.load(config_proc)
-        # Create a root configuration object
-        root = new_root_object
-
-        # Call the proc with the root
-        config_proc.call(root)
-
-        # Return the root object, which doubles as the configuration object
-        # we actually use for accessing as well.
-        root
-      end
-
-      # Merges two configuration objects.
-      #
-      # @param [V1::Root] old The older root config.
-      # @param [V1::Root] new The newer root config.
-      # @return [V1::Root]
-      def self.merge(old, new)
-        # Grab the internal states, we use these heavily throughout the process
-        old_state = old.__internal_state
-        new_state = new.__internal_state
-
-        # The config map for the new object is the old one merged with the
-        # new one.
-        config_map = old_state["config_map"].merge(new_state["config_map"])
-
-        # Merge the keys.
-        old_keys = old_state["keys"]
-        new_keys = new_state["keys"]
-        keys     = {}
-        old_keys.each do |key, old|
-          if new_keys.has_key?(key)
-            # We need to do a merge, which we expect to be available
-            # on the config class itself.
-            keys[key] = old.merge(new_keys[key])
-          else
-            # We just take the old value, but dup it so that we can modify.
-            keys[key] = old.dup
-          end
-        end
-
-        new_keys.each do |key, new|
-          # Add in the keys that the new class has that we haven't merged.
-          if !keys.has_key?(key)
-            keys[key] = new.dup
-          end
-        end
-
-        # Return the final root object
-        V1::Root.new(config_map, keys)
-      end
-
-      protected
-
-      def self.new_root_object
-        # Get all the registered plugins
-        config_map = {}
-        Vagrant.plugin("1").registered.each do |plugin|
-          # Activate the plugin since we're about to use it
-          plugin.activate!
-
-          # Get all the available configuration keys and add them to the map
-          plugin.config.each do |key, klass|
-            config_map[key] = klass
-          end
-        end
-
-        # Create the configuration root object
-        V1::Root.new(config_map)
-      end
+    module V1
+      autoload :Loader, "vagrant/config/v1/loader"
+      autoload :Root,   "vagrant/config/v1/root"
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/config/v1/loader.rb b/lib/vagrant/config/v1/loader.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d914c0ce6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/vagrant/config/v1/loader.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+require "vagrant/config/v1/root"
+
+module Vagrant
+  module Config
+    module V1
+      # This is the loader that handles configuration loading for V1
+      # configurations.
+      class Loader < VersionBase
+        # Returns a bare empty configuration object.
+        #
+        # @return [V1::Root]
+        def self.init
+          new_root_object
+        end
+
+        # Finalizes the configuration by making sure there is at least
+        # one VM defined in it.
+        def self.finalize(config)
+          # Call the `#finalize` method on each of the configuration keys.
+          # They're expected to modify themselves in our case.
+          config.finalize!
+
+          # Return the object
+          config
+        end
+
+        # Loads the configuration for the given proc and returns a configuration
+        # object.
+        #
+        # @param [Proc] config_proc
+        # @return [Object]
+        def self.load(config_proc)
+          # Create a root configuration object
+          root = new_root_object
+
+          # Call the proc with the root
+          config_proc.call(root)
+
+          # Return the root object, which doubles as the configuration object
+          # we actually use for accessing as well.
+          root
+        end
+
+        # Merges two configuration objects.
+        #
+        # @param [V1::Root] old The older root config.
+        # @param [V1::Root] new The newer root config.
+        # @return [V1::Root]
+        def self.merge(old, new)
+          # Grab the internal states, we use these heavily throughout the process
+          old_state = old.__internal_state
+          new_state = new.__internal_state
+
+          # The config map for the new object is the old one merged with the
+          # new one.
+          config_map = old_state["config_map"].merge(new_state["config_map"])
+
+          # Merge the keys.
+          old_keys = old_state["keys"]
+          new_keys = new_state["keys"]
+          keys     = {}
+          old_keys.each do |key, old|
+            if new_keys.has_key?(key)
+              # We need to do a merge, which we expect to be available
+              # on the config class itself.
+              keys[key] = old.merge(new_keys[key])
+            else
+              # We just take the old value, but dup it so that we can modify.
+              keys[key] = old.dup
+            end
+          end
+
+          new_keys.each do |key, new|
+            # Add in the keys that the new class has that we haven't merged.
+            if !keys.has_key?(key)
+              keys[key] = new.dup
+            end
+          end
+
+          # Return the final root object
+          V1::Root.new(config_map, keys)
+        end
+
+        protected
+
+        def self.new_root_object
+          # Get all the registered plugins
+          config_map = {}
+          Vagrant.plugin("1").registered.each do |plugin|
+            # Activate the plugin since we're about to use it
+            plugin.activate!
+
+            # Get all the available configuration keys and add them to the map
+            plugin.config.each do |key, klass|
+              config_map[key] = klass
+            end
+          end
+
+          # Create the configuration root object
+          V1::Root.new(config_map)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/config/v1/root.rb b/lib/vagrant/config/v1/root.rb
index d82898a9e..7f561c431 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/config/v1/root.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/config/v1/root.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module Vagrant
   module Config
-    class V1 < VersionBase
+    module V1
       # This is the root configuration class. An instance of this is what
       # is passed into version 1 Vagrant configuration blocks.
       class Root
diff --git a/test/unit/vagrant/config/v1_test.rb b/test/unit/vagrant/config/v1/loader_test.rb
similarity index 97%
rename from test/unit/vagrant/config/v1_test.rb
rename to test/unit/vagrant/config/v1/loader_test.rb
index 4e54ceb0e..96ce5c7af 100644
--- a/test/unit/vagrant/config/v1_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/vagrant/config/v1/loader_test.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-require File.expand_path("../../../base", __FILE__)
+require File.expand_path("../../../../base", __FILE__)
 
-describe Vagrant::Config::V1 do
+describe Vagrant::Config::V1::Loader do
   include_context "unit"
 
   describe "empty" do