diff --git a/plugins/guests/redhat/cap/configure_networks.rb b/plugins/guests/redhat/cap/configure_networks.rb
index 58161e1be..eb30474c5 100644
--- a/plugins/guests/redhat/cap/configure_networks.rb
+++ b/plugins/guests/redhat/cap/configure_networks.rb
@@ -13,27 +13,28 @@ module VagrantPlugins
 
         def self.configure_networks(machine, networks)
           network_scripts_dir = machine.guest.capability("network_scripts_dir")
-          interface_names = machine.guest.capability("interfaces_list")
-      
+
           # Accumulate the configurations to add to the interfaces file as
           # well as what interfaces we're actually configuring since we use that
           # later.
           interfaces = Set.new
           networks.each do |network|
-            interface = interface_names[network[:interface]]
-            interfaces.add(interface)
-            network[:device] = interface
-            
+            interfaces.add(network[:interface])
+
+            # Down the interface before munging the config file. This might fail
+            # if the interface is not actually set up yet so ignore errors.
+            machine.communicate.sudo(
+              "/sbin/ifdown eth#{network[:interface]} 2> /dev/null", error_check: false)
+
             # Remove any previous vagrant configuration in this network interface's
             # configuration files.
-            machine.communicate.sudo("touch #{network_scripts_dir}/ifcfg-#{interface}")
-            machine.communicate.sudo("sed -e '/^#VAGRANT-BEGIN/,/^#VAGRANT-END/ d' #{network_scripts_dir}/ifcfg-#{interface} > /tmp/vagrant-ifcfg-#{interface}")
-            machine.communicate.sudo("cat /tmp/vagrant-ifcfg-#{interface} > #{network_scripts_dir}/ifcfg-#{interface}")
-            machine.communicate.sudo("rm /tmp/vagrant-ifcfg-#{interface}")
-           
+            machine.communicate.sudo("touch #{network_scripts_dir}/ifcfg-eth#{network[:interface]}")
+            machine.communicate.sudo("sed -e '/^#VAGRANT-BEGIN/,/^#VAGRANT-END/ d' #{network_scripts_dir}/ifcfg-eth#{network[:interface]} > /tmp/vagrant-ifcfg-eth#{network[:interface]}")
+            machine.communicate.sudo("cat /tmp/vagrant-ifcfg-eth#{network[:interface]} > #{network_scripts_dir}/ifcfg-eth#{network[:interface]}")
+            machine.communicate.sudo("rm -f /tmp/vagrant-ifcfg-eth#{network[:interface]}")
+
             # Render and upload the network entry file to a deterministic
             # temporary location.
-            # use fedora for now
             entry = TemplateRenderer.render("guests/redhat/network_#{network[:type]}",
                                             :options => network)
 
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
             temp.write(entry)
             temp.close
 
-            machine.communicate.upload(temp.path, "/tmp/vagrant-network-entry_#{interface}")
+            machine.communicate.upload(temp.path, "/tmp/vagrant-network-entry_#{network[:interface]}")
           end
 
           # Bring down all the interfaces we're reconfiguring. By bringing down
@@ -50,11 +51,17 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           # SSH never dies.
           interfaces.each do |interface|
             retryable(:on => Vagrant::Errors::VagrantError, :tries => 3, :sleep => 2) do
-              machine.communicate.sudo("cat /tmp/vagrant-network-entry_#{interface} >> #{network_scripts_dir}/ifcfg-#{interface}")
-              machine.communicate.sudo("/sbin/ifdown #{interface}", :error_check => true)  
-              machine.communicate.sudo("/sbin/ifup #{interface}")
+              # The interface should already be down so this probably
+              # won't do anything, so we run it with error_check false.
+              machine.communicate.sudo(
+                "/sbin/ifdown eth#{interface} 2> /dev/null", error_check: false)
+
+              # Add the new interface and bring it up
+              machine.communicate.sudo("cat /tmp/vagrant-network-entry_#{interface} >> #{network_scripts_dir}/ifcfg-eth#{interface}")
+              machine.communicate.sudo("ARPCHECK=no /sbin/ifup eth#{interface} 2> /dev/null")
             end
-            machine.communicate.sudo("rm /tmp/vagrant-network-entry_#{interface}")
+
+            machine.communicate.sudo("rm -f /tmp/vagrant-network-entry_#{interface}")
           end
         end
       end
diff --git a/plugins/guests/redhat/cap/interfaces_list.rb b/plugins/guests/redhat/cap/interfaces_list.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index d7e88702e..000000000
--- a/plugins/guests/redhat/cap/interfaces_list.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-module VagrantPlugins
-  module GuestRedHat
-    module Cap
-      class InterfacesList
-        def self.interfaces_list(machine)
-          version =  String.new
-          machine.communicate.sudo("cat /etc/redhat-release | sed -e 's/.*release\ //' | cut -f1 -d' '") do |_, result|
-            # Only care about the major version for now
-            version = result.split('.').first
-          end
-          
-          interface_names = Array.new
-
-          # In theory this would work with even older versions as dmesg has been relatively static for a long time
-          if version.to_i < 6
-            machine.communicate.sudo("dmesg | cut -f2 -d: | sed -e 's/^\ //' | sed -e 's/\ .*$//' | grep eth") do |_, result|
-              # It has two results ? - Quick hack to compensate
-              interface_names = result.split("\n").uniq.sort if interface_names.empty?
-            end
-          else
-            machine.communicate.sudo("biosdevname -d | grep Kernel | cut -f2 -d: | sed -e 's/ //;'") do |_, result|
-              # The previous had two results.  This one never has.  Do the same check for now.
-              interface_names = result.split("\n") if interface_names.empty?
-            end
-          end
-          
-          return interface_names
-        end
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/guests/redhat/plugin.rb b/plugins/guests/redhat/plugin.rb
index e6155ca73..56e6b8031 100644
--- a/plugins/guests/redhat/plugin.rb
+++ b/plugins/guests/redhat/plugin.rb
@@ -35,11 +35,6 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         require_relative "cap/rsync"
         Cap::RSync
       end
-      
-      guest_capability("redhat", "interfaces_list") do
-        require_relative "cap/interfaces_list"
-        Cap::InterfacesList
-      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/templates/guests/redhat/network_dhcp.erb b/templates/guests/redhat/network_dhcp.erb
index b15250cc2..8bbaa62e4 100644
--- a/templates/guests/redhat/network_dhcp.erb
+++ b/templates/guests/redhat/network_dhcp.erb
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 # The contents below are automatically generated by Vagrant. Do not modify.
 BOOTPROTO=dhcp
 ONBOOT=yes
-DEVICE=<%= options[:device] %>
+DEVICE=eth<%= options[:interface] %>
 #VAGRANT-END
diff --git a/templates/guests/redhat/network_static.erb b/templates/guests/redhat/network_static.erb
index 7af20cd7a..c28dd74cb 100644
--- a/templates/guests/redhat/network_static.erb
+++ b/templates/guests/redhat/network_static.erb
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ BOOTPROTO=none
 ONBOOT=yes
 IPADDR=<%= options[:ip] %>
 NETMASK=<%= options[:netmask] %>
-DEVICE=<%= options[:device] %>
+DEVICE=eth<%= options[:interface] %>
 PEERDNS=no
 #VAGRANT-END