diff --git a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/cap/mount_options.rb b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/cap/mount_options.rb
index a94860f7104..da180fec1ca 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/cap/mount_options.rb
+++ b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/cap/mount_options.rb
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ def self.mount_options(machine, name, guest_path, options)
 
           mount_options << "uid=#{mount_uid}"
           mount_options << "gid=#{mount_gid}"
-          mount_options << "_netdev"
           mount_options = mount_options.join(',')
           return mount_options, mount_uid, mount_gid
         end
diff --git a/test/unit/plugins/providers/virtualbox/cap/mount_options_test.rb b/test/unit/plugins/providers/virtualbox/cap/mount_options_test.rb
index 0d95f2835dc..a8d9fd5f1c9 100644
--- a/test/unit/plugins/providers/virtualbox/cap/mount_options_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/plugins/providers/virtualbox/cap/mount_options_test.rb
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
         let(:mount_owner){ 2000 }
         it "generates the expected mount command using mount_owner directly" do
           out_mount_options, out_mount_uid, out_mount_gid = cap.mount_options(machine, mount_name, mount_guest_path, folder_options)
-          expect(out_mount_options).to eq("uid=#{mount_owner},gid=#{mount_gid},_netdev")
+          expect(out_mount_options).to eq("uid=#{mount_owner},gid=#{mount_gid}")
           expect(out_mount_uid).to eq(mount_owner)
           expect(out_mount_gid).to eq(mount_gid)
         end
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
         let(:mount_owner){ "2000" }
         it "generates the expected mount command using mount_owner directly" do
           out_mount_options, out_mount_uid, out_mount_gid = cap.mount_options(machine, mount_name, mount_guest_path, folder_options)
-          expect(out_mount_options).to eq("uid=#{mount_owner},gid=#{mount_gid},_netdev")
+          expect(out_mount_options).to eq("uid=#{mount_owner},gid=#{mount_gid}")
           expect(out_mount_uid).to eq(mount_owner)
           expect(out_mount_gid).to eq(mount_gid)
         end
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 
         it "generates the expected mount command using mount_group directly" do
           out_mount_options, out_mount_uid, out_mount_gid = cap.mount_options(machine, mount_name, mount_guest_path, folder_options)
-          expect(out_mount_options).to eq("uid=#{mount_uid},gid=#{mount_group},_netdev")
+          expect(out_mount_options).to eq("uid=#{mount_uid},gid=#{mount_group}")
           expect(out_mount_uid).to eq(mount_uid)
           expect(out_mount_gid).to eq(mount_group)
         end
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 
         it "generates the expected mount command using mount_group directly" do
           out_mount_options, out_mount_uid, out_mount_gid = cap.mount_options(machine, mount_name, mount_guest_path, folder_options)
-          expect(out_mount_options).to eq("uid=#{mount_uid},gid=#{mount_group},_netdev")
+          expect(out_mount_options).to eq("uid=#{mount_uid},gid=#{mount_group}")
           expect(out_mount_uid).to eq(mount_uid)
           expect(out_mount_gid).to eq(mount_group)
         end
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
         expect(comm).to receive(:execute).with("getent group #{mount_group}", anything).and_raise(Vagrant::Errors::VirtualBoxMountFailed, {command: '', output: ''})
         expect(comm).to receive(:execute).with("id -g #{mount_owner}", anything).and_yield(:stdout, "1").and_return(0)
         out_mount_options, out_mount_uid, out_mount_gid = cap.mount_options(machine, mount_name, mount_guest_path, folder_options)
-        expect(out_mount_options).to eq("uid=#{mount_uid},gid=1,_netdev")
+        expect(out_mount_options).to eq("uid=#{mount_uid},gid=1")
       end
     end
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
         expect(comm).to receive(:execute).with("id -u #{mount_owner}", anything).and_yield(:stdout, mount_uid)
         expect(comm).to receive(:execute).with("getent group #{mount_group}", anything).and_yield(:stdout, "vagrant:x:#{mount_gid}:")
         out_mount_options, out_mount_uid, out_mount_gid = cap.mount_options(machine, mount_name, mount_guest_path, folder_options.merge(mount_options: ["ro"]))
-        expect(out_mount_options).to eq("ro,uid=#{mount_uid},gid=#{mount_gid},_netdev")
+        expect(out_mount_options).to eq("ro,uid=#{mount_uid},gid=#{mount_gid}")
         expect(out_mount_uid).to eq(mount_uid)
         expect(out_mount_gid).to eq(mount_gid)
       end
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
           expect(comm).not_to receive(:execute).with("id -u #{mount_owner}", anything).and_yield(:stdout, mount_uid)
           expect(comm).to receive(:execute).with("getent group #{mount_group}", anything).and_yield(:stdout, "vagrant:x:#{mount_gid}:")
           out_mount_options, out_mount_uid, out_mount_gid = cap.mount_options(machine, mount_name, mount_guest_path, folder_options.merge(mount_options: ["uid=#{options_uid}"]) )
-          expect(out_mount_options).to eq("uid=#{options_uid},gid=#{mount_gid},_netdev")
+          expect(out_mount_options).to eq("uid=#{options_uid},gid=#{mount_gid}")
           expect(out_mount_uid).to eq(options_uid)
           expect(out_mount_gid).to eq(mount_gid)
         end
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
           expect(comm).to receive(:execute).with("id -u #{mount_owner}", anything).and_yield(:stdout, mount_uid)
           expect(comm).not_to receive(:execute).with("getent group #{mount_group}", anything).and_yield(:stdout, "vagrant:x:#{mount_gid}:")
           out_mount_options, out_mount_uid, out_mount_gid = cap.mount_options(machine, mount_name, mount_guest_path, folder_options.merge(mount_options: ["gid=#{options_gid}"]) )
-          expect(out_mount_options).to eq("uid=#{mount_uid},gid=#{options_gid},_netdev")
+          expect(out_mount_options).to eq("uid=#{mount_uid},gid=#{options_gid}")
           expect(out_mount_uid).to eq(mount_uid)
           expect(out_mount_gid).to eq(options_gid)
         end
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
           expect(comm).not_to receive(:execute).with("id -u #{mount_owner}", anything).and_yield(:stdout, mount_uid)
           expect(comm).not_to receive(:execute).with("getent group #{mount_group}", anything).and_yield(:stdout, "vagrant:x:#{options_gid}:")
           out_mount_options, out_mount_uid, out_mount_gid = cap.mount_options(machine, mount_name, mount_guest_path, folder_options.merge(mount_options: ["uid=#{options_uid}", "gid=#{options_gid}"]) )
-          expect(out_mount_options).to eq("uid=#{options_uid},gid=#{options_gid},_netdev")
+          expect(out_mount_options).to eq("uid=#{options_uid},gid=#{options_gid}")
           expect(out_mount_uid).to eq(options_uid)
           expect(out_mount_gid).to eq(options_gid)
         end