diff --git a/lib/vagrant/environment.rb b/lib/vagrant/environment.rb
index f600ca3e8..f6dbe1377 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/environment.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/environment.rb
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ module Vagrant
       end
 
       if data.empty?
-        File.rm(dotfile_path)
+        File.delete(dotfile_path)
       else
         File.open(dotfile_path, 'w+') do |f|
           f.write(data.to_json)
diff --git a/test/vagrant/environment_test.rb b/test/vagrant/environment_test.rb
index 3f0c702d1..73ca877ae 100644
--- a/test/vagrant/environment_test.rb
+++ b/test/vagrant/environment_test.rb
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ class EnvironmentTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
       }
 
       @env.stubs(:vms).returns(vms)
-      File.expects(:rm).with(@env.dotfile_path).once
+      File.expects(:delete).with(@env.dotfile_path).once
       @env.update_dotfile
     end