diff --git a/config/default.rb b/config/default.rb
index 4725d2b5e..fe41e3398 100644
--- a/config/default.rb
+++ b/config/default.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ Vagrant::Config.run do |config|
 
   config.ssh.username = "vagrant"
   config.ssh.host = "localhost"
-  config.ssh.port = 22
   config.ssh.forwarded_port_key = "ssh"
   config.ssh.max_tries = 10
   config.ssh.timeout = 30
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/config/ssh.rb b/lib/vagrant/config/ssh.rb
index de4347ce5..da504051a 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/config/ssh.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/config/ssh.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ module Vagrant
 
       attr_accessor :username
       attr_accessor :host
-      attr_accessor :port
       attr_accessor :forwarded_port_key
       attr_accessor :max_tries
       attr_accessor :timeout
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ module Vagrant
       end
 
       def validate(errors)
-        [:username, :host, :port, :forwarded_port_key, :max_tries, :timeout, :private_key_path].each do |field|
+        [:username, :host, :forwarded_port_key, :max_tries, :timeout, :private_key_path].each do |field|
           errors.add(I18n.t("vagrant.config.common.error_empty", :field => field)) if !instance_variable_get("@#{field}".to_sym)
         end
 
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/errors.rb b/lib/vagrant/errors.rb
index 051f195fa..cf3aa13b3 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/errors.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/errors.rb
@@ -245,6 +245,11 @@ module Vagrant
       error_key(:ssh_key_bad_permissions)
     end
 
+    class SSHPortNotDetected < VagrantError
+      status_code(50)
+      error_key(:ssh_port_not_detected)
+    end
+
     class SSHUnavailable < VagrantError
       status_code(45)
       error_key(:ssh_unavailable)
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/ssh.rb b/lib/vagrant/ssh.rb
index a53d248f5..3d6ba9e26 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/ssh.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/ssh.rb
@@ -142,8 +142,7 @@ module Vagrant
 
     # Returns the port which is either given in the options hash or taken from
     # the config by finding it in the forwarded ports hash based on the
-    # `config.ssh.forwarded_port_key` or use the default port given by `config.ssh.port`
-    # when port forwarding isn't used.
+    # `config.ssh.forwarded_port_key`.
     def port(opts={})
       # Check if port was specified in options hash
       pnum = opts[:port]
@@ -161,8 +160,8 @@ module Vagrant
 
       return pnum.hostport if pnum
 
-      # Fall back to the default
-      return env.config.ssh.port
+      # This should NEVER happen.
+      raise Errors::SSHPortNotDetected
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/templates/locales/en.yml b/templates/locales/en.yml
index 47fe41d82..5af6c769e 100644
--- a/templates/locales/en.yml
+++ b/templates/locales/en.yml
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ en:
         permissions on the following file to 0600 and then try running this command again:
 
         %{key_path}
+      ssh_port_not_detected: |-
+        Vagrant couldn't determine the SSH port for your VM! This is a rare,
+        exceptional event, and a bug should be filed. Please try recreating your
+        VM (vagrant destroy, then vagrant up). Sorry!
       ssh_unavailable: "`ssh` binary could not be found. Is an SSH client installed?"
       ssh_unavailable_windows: |-
         `vagrant ssh` isn't available on the Windows platform. The
diff --git a/test/vagrant/ssh_test.rb b/test/vagrant/ssh_test.rb
index 0e96c4e1b..92fbfddd8 100644
--- a/test/vagrant/ssh_test.rb
+++ b/test/vagrant/ssh_test.rb
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class SshTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     setup do
       mock_ssh
       @ssh.stubs(:check_key_permissions)
+      @ssh.stubs(:port).returns(2222)
       Kernel.stubs(:exec)
       Kernel.stubs(:system).returns(true)
 
@@ -53,8 +54,8 @@ class SshTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     end
 
     should "call exec with supplied params" do
-      args = {:username => 'bar', :private_key_path => 'baz', :host => 'bak', :port => 'bag'}
-      ssh_exec_expect(args[:port], args[:private_key_path], args[:username], args[:host])
+      args = {:username => 'bar', :private_key_path => 'baz', :host => 'bak'}
+      ssh_exec_expect(@ssh.port, args[:private_key_path], args[:username], args[:host])
       @ssh.connect(args)
     end
 
@@ -116,10 +117,10 @@ class SshTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
     def ssh_exec_expect(port, key_path, uname, host)
       Kernel.expects(:exec).with() do |arg|
-        assert arg =~ /^ssh/
-        assert arg =~ /-p #{port}/
-        assert arg =~ /-i #{key_path}/
-        assert arg =~ /#{uname}@#{host}/
+        assert arg =~ /^ssh/, "ssh command expected"
+        assert arg =~ /-p #{port}/, "-p #{port} expected"
+        assert arg =~ /-i #{key_path}/, "-i #{key_path} expected"
+        assert arg =~ /#{uname}@#{host}/, "#{uname}@{host} expected"
         yield arg if block_given?
         true
       end
@@ -198,6 +199,7 @@ class SshTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     setup do
       mock_ssh
       @ssh.stubs(:check_key_permissions)
+      @ssh.stubs(:port).returns(2222)
     end
 
     should "return true if SSH connection works" do