diff --git a/test/unit/plugins/providers/docker/action/connect_networks_test.rb b/test/unit/plugins/providers/docker/action/connect_networks_test.rb
index 8d57f1d4b..16b9779cd 100644
--- a/test/unit/plugins/providers/docker/action/connect_networks_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/plugins/providers/docker/action/connect_networks_test.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ require_relative "../../../../../../plugins/providers/docker/action/connect_netw
 
 describe VagrantPlugins::DockerProvider::Action::ConnectNetworks do
   include_context "unit"
-  include_context "virtualbox"
 
   let(:sandbox) { isolated_environment }
 
diff --git a/test/unit/plugins/providers/docker/action/destroy_network_test.rb b/test/unit/plugins/providers/docker/action/destroy_network_test.rb
index 27957cbaa..e6856f022 100644
--- a/test/unit/plugins/providers/docker/action/destroy_network_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/plugins/providers/docker/action/destroy_network_test.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ require_relative "../../../../../../plugins/providers/docker/action/destroy_netw
 
 describe VagrantPlugins::DockerProvider::Action::DestroyNetwork do
   include_context "unit"
-  include_context "virtualbox"
 
   let(:sandbox) { isolated_environment }
 
diff --git a/test/unit/plugins/providers/docker/action/login_test.rb b/test/unit/plugins/providers/docker/action/login_test.rb
index 85b68897b..5ad0d0232 100644
--- a/test/unit/plugins/providers/docker/action/login_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/plugins/providers/docker/action/login_test.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ require_relative "../../../../../../plugins/providers/docker/action/login"
 
 describe VagrantPlugins::DockerProvider::Action::Login do
   include_context "unit"
-  include_context "virtualbox"
 
   let(:sandbox) { isolated_environment }
 
diff --git a/test/unit/plugins/providers/docker/action/prepare_networks_test.rb b/test/unit/plugins/providers/docker/action/prepare_networks_test.rb
index 1a2ccb7eb..953e75b92 100644
--- a/test/unit/plugins/providers/docker/action/prepare_networks_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/plugins/providers/docker/action/prepare_networks_test.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ require_relative "../../../../../../plugins/providers/docker/action/prepare_netw
 
 describe VagrantPlugins::DockerProvider::Action::PrepareNetworks do
   include_context "unit"
-  include_context "virtualbox"
 
   let(:sandbox) { isolated_environment }
 
diff --git a/test/unit/support/shared/virtualbox_context.rb b/test/unit/support/shared/virtualbox_context.rb
index f28ec8420..1909ccdc9 100644
--- a/test/unit/support/shared/virtualbox_context.rb
+++ b/test/unit/support/shared/virtualbox_context.rb
@@ -28,11 +28,6 @@ shared_context "virtualbox" do
     allow(subprocess).to receive(:execute).
       with("VBoxManage", "showvminfo", kind_of(String), kind_of(Hash)).
       and_return(subprocess_result(exit_code: 0))
-
-    # apparently this is also used in docker tests
-    allow(subprocess).to receive(:execute).
-      with("docker", "version", an_instance_of(Hash)).
-      and_return(subprocess_result(exit_code: 0))
   end
 
   around do |example|