diff --git a/lib/vagrant/actions/vm/boot.rb b/lib/vagrant/actions/vm/boot.rb
index b0ff0d3ab..65b358ff6 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/actions/vm/boot.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/actions/vm/boot.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ error
           @runner.vm.start(:headless, true)
         end
 
-        def wait_for_boot(sleeptime=5)
+        def wait_for_boot
           logger.info "Waiting for VM to boot..."
 
           Vagrant.config[:ssh][:max_tries].to_i.times do |i|
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ error
               logger.info "VM booted and ready for use!"
               return true
             end
-
-            sleep sleeptime
           end
 
           logger.info "Failed to connect to VM! Failed to boot?"
diff --git a/test/vagrant/actions/vm/boot_test.rb b/test/vagrant/actions/vm/boot_test.rb
index 52c2cef28..7a11ba77f 100644
--- a/test/vagrant/actions/vm/boot_test.rb
+++ b/test/vagrant/actions/vm/boot_test.rb
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ class BootActionTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
       seq = sequence('pings')
       Vagrant::SSH.expects(:up?).times(Vagrant.config[:ssh][:max_tries].to_i - 1).returns(false).in_sequence(seq)
       Vagrant::SSH.expects(:up?).once.returns(true).in_sequence(seq)
-      assert @action.wait_for_boot(0)
+      assert @action.wait_for_boot
     end
 
     should "ping the max number of times then just return" do
       Vagrant::SSH.expects(:up?).times(Vagrant.config[:ssh][:max_tries].to_i).returns(false)
-      assert !@action.wait_for_boot(0)
+      assert !@action.wait_for_boot
     end
   end
 end