diff --git a/BUILD.md b/BUILD.md
index 53a3656..e90db7f 100644
--- a/BUILD.md
+++ b/BUILD.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 ```
 git clone git@bitbucket.org:corddesign/voltha.git
 cd voltha
-make vagrant
+vagrant up
 vagrant ssh # the rest to be executed inside the vagrant VM
 cd /voltha
 . env.sh
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8a2a3a1..02fb5f1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -71,9 +71,6 @@
 	@echo "utest        : Run all unit tests"
 	@echo
 
-vagrant:
-	vagrant up
-
 build: utest build-protos
 	docker build -t cord/voltha -f Dockerfile .