diff --git a/lib/vagrant/environment.rb b/lib/vagrant/environment.rb
index 84f4276b1..5aab4c005 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/environment.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/environment.rb
@@ -243,13 +243,6 @@ module Vagrant
     # Methods to manage VM
     #---------------------------------------------------------------
 
-    # Sets the VM to a new VM. This is not too useful but is used
-    # in {Command.up}. This will very likely be refactored at a later
-    # time.
-    def create_vm
-      @vm = VM.new(:env => self)
-    end
-
     # Persists this environment's VM to the dotfile so it can be
     # re-loaded at a later time.
     def persist_vm
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/vm.rb b/lib/vagrant/vm.rb
index 566aa3182..e3fa18985 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/vm.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/vm.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ module Vagrant
       # a Vagrant::VM object or returns nil.
       def find(uuid, env=nil, vm_name=nil)
         vm = VirtualBox::VM.find(uuid)
-        return nil if vm.nil?
         new(:vm => vm, :env => env, :vm_name => vm_name)
       end
     end
@@ -71,6 +70,14 @@ module Vagrant
       @ssh ||= SSH.new(env)
     end
 
+    # Returns a boolean true if the VM has been created, otherwise
+    # returns false.
+    #
+    # @return [Boolean]
+    def created?
+      !vm.nil?
+    end
+
     def uuid
       vm ? vm.uuid : nil
     end
diff --git a/test/vagrant/environment_test.rb b/test/vagrant/environment_test.rb
index 1097c87d8..4260ce7b7 100644
--- a/test/vagrant/environment_test.rb
+++ b/test/vagrant/environment_test.rb
@@ -552,27 +552,6 @@ class EnvironmentTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
       @env.stubs(:vm).returns(@vm)
     end
 
-    context "creating a new VM" do
-      should "create a new VM with the given environment" do
-        result = mock("result")
-        Vagrant::VM.expects(:new).with(:env => @env).once.returns(result)
-        @env.create_vm
-        assert_equal result, @env.vm
-      end
-
-      should "create a new VM" do
-        assert_nil @env.vm
-        @env.create_vm
-        assert !@env.vm.nil?
-        assert @env.vm.is_a?(Vagrant::VM)
-      end
-
-      should "return the new VM" do
-        result = @env.create_vm
-        assert result.is_a?(Vagrant::VM)
-      end
-    end
-
     context "persisting the VM into a file" do
       setup do
         mock_vm
diff --git a/test/vagrant/vm_test.rb b/test/vagrant/vm_test.rb
index a200d9bde..c62548f51 100644
--- a/test/vagrant/vm_test.rb
+++ b/test/vagrant/vm_test.rb
@@ -20,12 +20,14 @@ class VMTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   end
 
   context "finding a VM" do
-    should "return nil if the VM is not found" do
+    should "return return an uncreated VM object if the VM is not found" do
       VirtualBox::VM.expects(:find).returns(nil)
-      assert_nil Vagrant::VM.find("foo")
+      result = Vagrant::VM.find("foo")
+      assert result.is_a?(Vagrant::VM)
+      assert !result.created?
     end
 
-    should "return a Vagrant::VM object for that VM otherwise" do
+    should "return a Vagrant::VM object for that VM if found" do
       VirtualBox::VM.expects(:find).with("foo").returns("bar")
       result = Vagrant::VM.find("foo", mock_environment)
       assert result.is_a?(Vagrant::VM)
@@ -39,6 +41,18 @@ class VMTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
       @mock_vm.stubs(:uuid).returns("foo")
     end
 
+    context "checking if created" do
+      should "return true if the VM object is not nil" do
+        @vm.stubs(:vm).returns(:foo)
+        assert @vm.created?
+      end
+
+      should "return false if the VM object is nil" do
+        @vm.stubs(:vm).returns(nil)
+        assert !@vm.created?
+      end
+    end
+
     context "accessing the SSH object" do
       setup do
         # Reset this to nil to force the reload