diff --git a/Vagrantfile b/Vagrantfile
index 6e4bcd88726..d956d3a2a8b 100644
--- a/Vagrantfile
+++ b/Vagrantfile
@@ -30,26 +30,20 @@ Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
   nfs_setting = RUBY_PLATFORM =~ /darwin/ || RUBY_PLATFORM =~ /linux/
   config.vm.synced_folder ".", "/vagrant", id: "vagrant-root", :nfs => nfs_setting
 
+  config.vm.provision :shell, :inline => "apt-get -qq update && apt-get -qq -y install ruby1.9.3 build-essential && gem install chef --no-rdoc --no-ri --conservative"
+
   chef_cookbooks_path = ["chef/cookbooks"]
 
-  # The first chef run just upgrades the chef installation using omnibus
-  config.vm.provision :chef_solo do |chef|
-    chef.binary_env = "GEM_HOME=/opt/vagrant_ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/ GEM_PATH= "
-    chef.binary_path = "/opt/vagrant_ruby/bin/"
-    chef.cookbooks_path = chef_cookbooks_path
-    chef.add_recipe "recipe[omnibus_updater]"
-    chef.add_recipe "discourse"
-    chef.json = { :omnibus_updater => { 'version_search' => false }}
-  end
-
-  # The second chef run uses the updated chef-solo and does normal configuration
+  # This run uses the updated chef-solo and does normal configuration
   config.vm.provision :chef_solo do |chef|
     chef.binary_env = "GEM_HOME=/opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/ GEM_PATH= "
     chef.binary_path = "/opt/chef/bin/"
     chef.cookbooks_path = chef_cookbooks_path
+
     chef.add_recipe "recipe[apt]"
     chef.add_recipe "recipe[build-essential]"
     chef.add_recipe "recipe[vim]"
     chef.add_recipe "recipe[java]"
+    chef.add_recipe "discourse"
   end
 end