diff --git a/plugins/provisioners/chef/provisioner/base.rb b/plugins/provisioners/chef/provisioner/base.rb
index 313c0bdbf..14e81235f 100644
--- a/plugins/provisioners/chef/provisioner/base.rb
+++ b/plugins/provisioners/chef/provisioner/base.rb
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         def verify_binary(binary)
           # Checks for the existence of chef binary and error if it
           # doesn't exist.
-          env[:vm].channel.sudo("which #{binary}",
-                                :error_class => ChefError,
-                                :error_key => :chef_not_detected,
-                                :binary => binary)
+          env[:machine].communicate.sudo("which #{binary}",
+                                         :error_class => ChefError,
+                                         :error_key => :chef_not_detected,
+                                         :binary => binary)
         end
 
         # Returns the path to the Chef binary, taking into account the
@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         end
 
         def chown_provisioning_folder
-          env[:vm].channel.sudo("mkdir -p #{config.provisioning_path}")
-          env[:vm].channel.sudo("chown #{env[:vm].config.ssh.username} #{config.provisioning_path}")
+          env[:machine].communicate.tap do |comm|
+            comm.sudo("mkdir -p #{config.provisioning_path}")
+            comm.sudo("chown #{env[:machine].config.ssh.username} #{config.provisioning_path}")
+          end
         end
 
         def setup_config(template, filename, template_vars)
@@ -57,8 +59,10 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           temp.close
 
           remote_file = File.join(config.provisioning_path, filename)
-          env[:vm].channel.sudo("rm #{remote_file}", :error_check => false)
-          env[:vm].channel.upload(temp.path, remote_file)
+          env[:machine].communicate.tap do |comm|
+            comm.sudo("rm #{remote_file}", :error_check => false)
+            comm.upload(temp.path, remote_file)
+          end
         end
 
         def setup_json
@@ -73,7 +77,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           temp.write(json)
           temp.close
 
-          env[:vm].channel.upload(temp.path, File.join(config.provisioning_path, "dna.json"))
+          env[:machine].communicate.upload(temp.path, File.join(config.provisioning_path, "dna.json"))
         end
 
         class ChefError < Vagrant::Errors::VagrantError
diff --git a/plugins/provisioners/chef/provisioner/chef_solo.rb b/plugins/provisioners/chef/provisioner/chef_solo.rb
index 14ca4906a..33a21aa6e 100644
--- a/plugins/provisioners/chef/provisioner/chef_solo.rb
+++ b/plugins/provisioners/chef/provisioner/chef_solo.rb
@@ -155,16 +155,17 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         def share_folders(prefix, folders)
           folders.each do |type, local_path, remote_path|
             if type == :host
-              env[:vm].config.vm.share_folder("v-#{prefix}-#{self.class.get_and_update_counter(:shared_folder)}",
-                                              remote_path, local_path, :nfs => config.nfs)
+              env[:machine].config.vm.share_folder(
+                "v-#{prefix}-#{self.class.get_and_update_counter(:shared_folder)}",
+                remote_path, local_path, :nfs => config.nfs)
             end
           end
         end
 
         def upload_encrypted_data_bag_secret
           env[:ui].info I18n.t("vagrant.provisioners.chef.upload_encrypted_data_bag_secret_key")
-          env[:vm].channel.upload(encrypted_data_bag_secret_key_path,
-                                  config.encrypted_data_bag_secret)
+          env[:machine].communicate.upload(encrypted_data_bag_secret_key_path,
+                                           config.encrypted_data_bag_secret)
         end
 
         def setup_solo_config
@@ -194,7 +195,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
               env[:ui].info I18n.t("vagrant.provisioners.chef.running_solo_again")
             end
 
-            exit_status = env[:vm].channel.sudo(command, :error_check => false) do |type, data|
+            exit_status = env[:machine].communicate.sudo(command, :error_check => false) do |type, data|
               # Output the data with the proper color based on the stream.
               color = type == :stdout ? :green : :red
 
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         def verify_shared_folders(folders)
           folders.each do |folder|
             @logger.debug("Checking for shared folder: #{folder}")
-            if !env[:vm].channel.test("test -d #{folder}")
+            if !env[:machine].communicate.test("test -d #{folder}")
               raise ChefError, :missing_shared_folders
             end
           end