diff --git a/config/default.rb b/config/default.rb
index 74e8ee2f7..bac1a6f0a 100644
--- a/config/default.rb
+++ b/config/default.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ Vagrant::Config.run do |config|
   config.ssh.forward_x11 = false
 
   config.vm.auto_port_range = (2200..2250)
-  config.vm.box_ovf = "box.ovf"
   config.vm.box_url = nil
   config.vm.base_mac = nil
   config.vm.forward_port("ssh", 22, 2222, :auto => true)
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/action/box/unpackage.rb b/lib/vagrant/action/box/unpackage.rb
index 31f05c8e1..0f2f3ebd8 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/action/box/unpackage.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/action/box/unpackage.rb
@@ -37,16 +37,18 @@ module Vagrant
         end
 
         def setup_box_directory
-          raise Errors::BoxAlreadyExists, :name => @env["box"].name if File.directory?(@env["box"].directory)
+          if File.directory?(@env["box_directory"])
+            raise Errors::BoxAlreadyExists, :name => @env["box_name"]
+          end
 
-          FileUtils.mkdir_p(@env["box"].directory)
-          @box_directory = @env["box"].directory
+          FileUtils.mkdir_p(@env["box_directory"])
+          @box_directory = @env["box_directory"]
         end
 
         def decompress
-          Dir.chdir(@env["box"].directory) do
-            @env.ui.info I18n.t("vagrant.actions.box.unpackage.extracting")
-            Archive::Tar::Minitar.unpack(@env["download.temp_path"], @env["box"].directory.to_s)
+          Dir.chdir(@env["box_directory"]) do
+            @env[:ui].info I18n.t("vagrant.actions.box.unpackage.extracting")
+            Archive::Tar::Minitar.unpack(@env["download.temp_path"], @env["box_directory"].to_s)
           end
         end
       end
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/action/box/verify.rb b/lib/vagrant/action/box/verify.rb
index f0187265e..11ad2e6f9 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/action/box/verify.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/action/box/verify.rb
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ module Vagrant
 
         def call(env)
           begin
-            env.ui.info I18n.t("vagrant.actions.box.verify.verifying")
-            VirtualBox::Appliance.new(env["box"].ovf_file.to_s)
+            @env[:ui].info I18n.t("vagrant.actions.box.verify.verifying")
+            VirtualBox::Appliance.new(env["box_directory"].join("box.ovf").to_s)
           rescue Exception
             raise Errors::BoxVerificationFailed
           end
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/action/vm/export.rb b/lib/vagrant/action/vm/export.rb
index cdb36e6d9..2f4445e64 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/action/vm/export.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/action/vm/export.rb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ module Vagrant
         end
 
         def ovf_path
-          File.join(@env["export.temp_dir"], @env.env.config.vm.box_ovf)
+          File.join(@env["export.temp_dir"], "box.ovf")
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/box.rb b/lib/vagrant/box.rb
index f6b105b14..186893584 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/box.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/box.rb
@@ -26,17 +26,6 @@ module Vagrant
       @directory = directory
     end
 
-    # Returns path to the OVF file of the box. The OVF file is an open
-    # virtual machine file which contains specifications of the exported
-    # virtual machine this box contains.
-    #
-    # This will only be valid once the box is imported.
-    #
-    # @return [String]
-    def ovf_file
-      directory.join(env.config.vm.box_ovf)
-    end
-
     # Begins the process of destroying this box. This cannot be undone!
     def destroy
       env.actions.run(:box_remove, { "box" => self, "validate" => false })
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/box_collection.rb b/lib/vagrant/box_collection.rb
index b3a43f239..c8c7d4c03 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/box_collection.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/box_collection.rb
@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@ module Vagrant
     # Adds a box to this collection with the given name and located
     # at the given URL.
     def add(name, url)
-      @action_runner.run(:box_add, :box_name => name, :box_url => url)
+      @action_runner.run(:box_add,
+                         :box_name => name,
+                         :box_url => url,
+                         :box_directory => @directory.join(name))
     end
 
     # Loads the list of all boxes from the source. This modifies the
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/config/vm.rb b/lib/vagrant/config/vm.rb
index d89ad1b64..6ec6c5b0b 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/config/vm.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/config/vm.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ module Vagrant
       attr_accessor :auto_port_range
       attr_accessor :box
       attr_accessor :box_url
-      attr_accessor :box_ovf
       attr_accessor :base_mac
       attr_accessor :boot_mode
       attr_accessor :host_name
diff --git a/test/unit/vagrant/box_collection_test.rb b/test/unit/vagrant/box_collection_test.rb
index 050ab0315..adb3fa818 100644
--- a/test/unit/vagrant/box_collection_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/vagrant/box_collection_test.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,11 @@ describe Vagrant::BoxCollection do
     # and parameters. We leave the testing of the actual stack to
     # acceptance tests, and individual pieces to unit tests of each
     # step.
-    options = { :box_name => name, :box_url => url }
+    options = {
+      :box_name => name,
+      :box_url => url,
+      :box_directory => instance.directory.join(name)
+    }
     action_runner.should_receive(:run).with(:box_add, options)
 
     instance.add(name, url)