diff --git a/lib/vagrant/command/base.rb b/lib/vagrant/command/base.rb
index 55044a7bff6..9ccf4c3d5c7 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/command/base.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/command/base.rb
@@ -26,10 +26,8 @@ class Base < Thor::Group
       # given name. The name will be used for accessing it from the CLI,
       # so if you name it "lamp", then the command to invoke this
       # will be `vagrant lamp`.
-      #
-      # The description added to the class via the `desc` method will be
-      # used as a description for the command.
-      def self.register(usage, opts=nil)
+      def self.register(usage, description, opts=nil)
+        desc description
         CLI.register(self, extract_name_from_usage(usage), usage, desc, opts)
       end
 
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/command/destroy.rb b/lib/vagrant/command/destroy.rb
index 3c4174eaf64..d791e9f3ae9 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/command/destroy.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/command/destroy.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 module Vagrant
   module Command
     class DestroyCommand < NamedBase
-      desc "Destroy the environment, deleting the created virtual machines"
-      register "destroy"
+      register "destroy", "Destroy the environment, deleting the created virtual machines"
 
       def execute
         target_vms.each do |vm|
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/command/group_base.rb b/lib/vagrant/command/group_base.rb
index d0c842a6f62..a2198000f2b 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/command/group_base.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/command/group_base.rb
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@ class GroupBase < Thor
       # usage. The usage will be used for accessing it from the CLI,
       # so if you give it a usage of `lamp [subcommand]`, then the command
       # to invoke this will be `vagrant lamp` (with a subcommand).
-      #
-      # Additionally, unlike {Base}, a description must be specified to
-      # this register command, since there is no class-wide description.
       def self.register(usage, description, opts=nil)
         CLI.register(self, Base.extract_name_from_usage(usage), usage, description, opts)
       end
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/command/halt.rb b/lib/vagrant/command/halt.rb
index 9e12d90dbf5..5918387fcf0 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/command/halt.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/command/halt.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 module Vagrant
   module Command
     class HaltCommand < NamedBase
-      desc "Halt the running VMs in the environment"
       class_option :force, :type => :boolean, :default => false, :aliases => "-f"
-      register "halt"
+      register "halt", "Halt the running VMs in the environment"
 
       def execute
         target_vms.each do |vm|
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/command/init.rb b/lib/vagrant/command/init.rb
index b85519027b3..3e2b4b9a84f 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/command/init.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/command/init.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 module Vagrant
   module Command
     class InitCommand < Base
-      desc "Initializes the current folder for Vagrant usage"
       argument :box_name, :type => :string, :optional => true, :default => "base"
       argument :box_url, :type => :string, :optional => true
       source_root File.expand_path("templates/commands/init", Vagrant.source_root)
-      register "init [box_name] [box_url]"
+      register "init [box_name] [box_url]", "Initializes the current folder for Vagrant usage"
 
       def execute
         template "Vagrantfile.erb", "Vagrantfile"
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/command/package.rb b/lib/vagrant/command/package.rb
index eed73ca2413..b1d4ca933b4 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/command/package.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/command/package.rb
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 module Vagrant
   module Command
     class PackageCommand < NamedBase
-      desc "Package a Vagrant environment for distribution"
       class_option :base, :type => :string, :default => nil
       class_option :output, :type => :string, :default => nil
       class_option :include, :type => :array, :default => nil
       class_option :vagrantfile, :type => :string, :default => nil
-      register "package"
+      register "package", "Package a Vagrant environment for distribution"
 
       def execute
         return package_base if options[:base]
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/command/provision.rb b/lib/vagrant/command/provision.rb
index 576880c698c..dd332029007 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/command/provision.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/command/provision.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 module Vagrant
   module Command
     class ProvisionCommand < NamedBase
-      desc "Rerun the provisioning scripts on a running VM"
-      register "provision"
+      register "provision", "Rerun the provisioning scripts on a running VM"
 
       def execute
         target_vms.each do |vm|
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/command/reload.rb b/lib/vagrant/command/reload.rb
index 7f3968fb475..df72ddda657 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/command/reload.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/command/reload.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 module Vagrant
   module Command
     class ReloadCommand < NamedBase
-      desc "Reload the environment, halting it then restarting it."
-      register "reload"
+      register "reload", "Reload the environment, halting it then restarting it."
 
       def execute
         target_vms.each do |vm|
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/command/resume.rb b/lib/vagrant/command/resume.rb
index f9af2ca90af..d76790f36ac 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/command/resume.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/command/resume.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 module Vagrant
   module Command
     class ResumeCommand < NamedBase
-      desc "Resume a suspended Vagrant environment."
-      register "resume"
+      register "resume", "Resume a suspended Vagrant environment."
 
       def execute
         target_vms.each do |vm|
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/command/ssh.rb b/lib/vagrant/command/ssh.rb
index 958d26ef840..b5d03a91c88 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/command/ssh.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/command/ssh.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 module Vagrant
   module Command
     class SSHCommand < NamedBase
-      desc "SSH into the currently running Vagrant environment."
       class_option :execute, :type => :string, :default => false, :aliases => "-e"
-      register "ssh"
+      register "ssh", "SSH into the currently running Vagrant environment."
 
       def execute
         if options[:execute]
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/command/ssh_config.rb b/lib/vagrant/command/ssh_config.rb
index 311b05aac9c..6450971483c 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/command/ssh_config.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/command/ssh_config.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 module Vagrant
   module Command
     class SSHConfigCommand < NamedBase
-      desc "outputs .ssh/config valid syntax for connecting to this environment via ssh"
       class_option :host, :type => :string, :default => nil, :aliases => "-h"
-      register "ssh_config"
+      register "ssh_config", "outputs .ssh/config valid syntax for connecting to this environment via ssh"
 
       def execute
         raise MultiVMTargetRequired.new(:command => "ssh_config") if target_vms.length > 1
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/command/status.rb b/lib/vagrant/command/status.rb
index 22dfde202da..d5ba6f8afb4 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/command/status.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/command/status.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 module Vagrant
   module Command
     class StatusCommand < Base
-      desc "Shows the status of the current Vagrant environment."
       argument :name, :type => :string, :optional => true
-      register "status"
+      register "status", "Shows the status of the current Vagrant environment."
 
       def route
         state = nil
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/command/suspend.rb b/lib/vagrant/command/suspend.rb
index 78e39b6e9f9..e633277686b 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/command/suspend.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/command/suspend.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 module Vagrant
   module Command
     class SuspendCommand < NamedBase
-      desc "Suspend a running Vagrant environment."
-      register "suspend"
+      register "suspend", "Suspend a running Vagrant environment."
 
       def execute
         target_vms.each do |vm|
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/command/up.rb b/lib/vagrant/command/up.rb
index 4e29f64cf33..74cac6a96e5 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/command/up.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/command/up.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 module Vagrant
   module Command
     class UpCommand < NamedBase
-      desc "Creates the Vagrant environment"
       class_option :provision, :type => :boolean, :default => true
-      register "up"
+      register "up", "Creates the Vagrant environment"
 
       def execute
         # TODO: Make the options[:provision] actually mean something
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/command/upgrade_to_060.rb b/lib/vagrant/command/upgrade_to_060.rb
index b77461b72d6..a9d480838e1 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/command/upgrade_to_060.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/command/upgrade_to_060.rb
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 module Vagrant
   module Command
     class UpgradeTo060Command < Base
-      desc "Upgrade pre-0.6.0 environment to 0.6.0"
-      register "upgrade_to_060", :hide => true
+      register "upgrade_to_060", "Upgrade pre-0.6.0 environment to 0.6.0", :hide => true
 
       def execute
         @env.ui.warn "vagrant.commands.upgrade_to_060.info", :_prefix => false
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/command/version.rb b/lib/vagrant/command/version.rb
index 59d99a7f989..324751905b5 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/command/version.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/command/version.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 module Vagrant
   module Command
     class VersionCommand < Base
-      desc "Prints the Vagrant version information"
-      register "version", :alias => %w(-v --version)
+      register "version", "Prints the Vagrant version information", :alias => %w(-v --version)
 
       def version
         env.ui.info("vagrant.commands.version.output",