diff --git a/lib/vagrant/vm.rb b/lib/vagrant/vm.rb
index d24f60659..d9a00043d 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/vm.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/vm.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module Vagrant
-  class VM < Actions::Runner
+  class VM
     include Vagrant::Util
 
     attr_reader :env
diff --git a/test/vagrant/vm_test.rb b/test/vagrant/vm_test.rb
index 8776a7daf..e9a4ce269 100644
--- a/test/vagrant/vm_test.rb
+++ b/test/vagrant/vm_test.rb
@@ -12,13 +12,6 @@ class VMTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     Net::SSH.stubs(:start)
   end
 
-  context "being an action runner" do
-    should "be an action runner" do
-      vm = Vagrant::VM.new(:env => @env)
-      assert vm.is_a?(Vagrant::Actions::Runner)
-    end
-  end
-
   context "finding a VM" do
     should "return return an uncreated VM object if the VM is not found" do
       VirtualBox::VM.expects(:find).returns(nil)