diff --git a/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm.rb b/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm.rb
index 9eaf6f1a8..b498a7a4b 100644
--- a/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm.rb
+++ b/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm.rb
@@ -513,7 +513,6 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           end
         end
 
-        has_nfs = false
         used_guest_paths = Set.new
         @__synced_folders.each do |id, options|
           # If the shared folder is disabled then don't worry about validating it
@@ -540,8 +539,6 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           end
 
           if options[:type] == :nfs
-            has_nfs = true
-
             if options[:owner] || options[:group]
               # Owner/group don't work with NFS
               errors << I18n.t("vagrant.config.vm.shared_folder_nfs_owner_group",
@@ -559,11 +556,6 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           end
         end
 
-        if has_nfs
-          errors << I18n.t("vagrant.config.vm.nfs_not_supported") if \
-            !machine.env.host.capability(:nfs_installed)
-        end
-
         # Validate networks
         has_fp_port_error = false
         fp_used = Set.new
diff --git a/templates/locales/en.yml b/templates/locales/en.yml
index 979b58372..3eded4e70 100644
--- a/templates/locales/en.yml
+++ b/templates/locales/en.yml
@@ -1224,12 +1224,6 @@ en:
         hostname_invalid_characters: |-
           The hostname set for the VM should only contain letters, numbers,
           hyphens or dots. It cannot start with a hyphen or dot.
-        nfs_not_supported: |-
-          It appears your machine doesn't support NFS, or there is not an
-          adapter to enable NFS on this machine for Vagrant. Please verify
-          that `nfsd` is installed on your machine, and try again. If you're
-          on Windows, NFS isn't supported. If the problem persists, please
-          contact Vagrant support.
         network_ip_ends_in_one: |-
           You assigned a static IP ending in ".1" to this machine.
           This is very often used by the router and can cause the