diff --git a/builder/vmware/common/vmx_config.go b/builder/vmware/common/vmx_config.go
index 9b3162382..6a707abe0 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/common/vmx_config.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/common/vmx_config.go
@@ -13,19 +13,16 @@ type VMXConfig struct {
 	VMXDataPost map[string]string `mapstructure:"vmx_data_post"`
 }
 
-func (c *VMXConfig) Prepare(ctx *interpolate.Context, remoteType string) []error {
+func (c *VMXConfig) Prepare(ctx *interpolate.Context) []error {
 	var errs []error
 	var err error
 	var desiredMem uint64
 
-	// Validate memory resources, only on local hosts
-	if remoteType == "" {
-		for k, v := range c.VMXData {
-			if k == "memsize" {
-				desiredMem, err = strconv.ParseUint(v, 10, 64)
-				if err != nil {
-					errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("Error parsing string: %s", err))
-				}
+	for k, v := range c.VMXData {
+		if k == "memsize" {
+			desiredMem, err = strconv.ParseUint(v, 10, 64)
+			if err != nil {
+				errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("Error parsing string: %s", err))
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/builder/vmware/iso/builder.go b/builder/vmware/iso/builder.go
index 15ef41238..d62c0eff7 100755
--- a/builder/vmware/iso/builder.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/iso/builder.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func (b *Builder) Prepare(raws ...interface{}) ([]string, error) {
 	errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs, b.config.ShutdownConfig.Prepare(&b.config.ctx)...)
 	errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs, b.config.SSHConfig.Prepare(&b.config.ctx)...)
 	errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs, b.config.ToolsConfig.Prepare(&b.config.ctx)...)
-	errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs, b.config.VMXConfig.Prepare(&b.config.ctx, b.config.RemoteType)...)
+	errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs, b.config.VMXConfig.Prepare(&b.config.ctx)...)
 
 	if b.config.DiskName == "" {
 		b.config.DiskName = "disk"
@@ -171,12 +171,10 @@ func (b *Builder) Prepare(raws ...interface{}) ([]string, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Determine if DiskSize is able to be allocated, only when running locally
-	if b.config.RemoteType == "" {
-		if err = common.AvailableDisk(uint64(b.config.DiskSize)); err != nil {
-			errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs,
-				fmt.Errorf("Unavailable Resources: %s", err))
-		}
+	// Determine if DiskSize is able to be allocated
+	if err = common.AvailableDisk(uint64(b.config.DiskSize)); err != nil {
+		errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs,
+			fmt.Errorf("Unavailable Resources: %s", err))
 	}
 
 	// Warnings
diff --git a/builder/vmware/vmx/config.go b/builder/vmware/vmx/config.go
index 87aad7d59..4f93db9f3 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/vmx/config.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/vmx/config.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func NewConfig(raws ...interface{}) (*Config, []string, error) {
 	errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs, c.ShutdownConfig.Prepare(&c.ctx)...)
 	errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs, c.SSHConfig.Prepare(&c.ctx)...)
 	errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs, c.ToolsConfig.Prepare(&c.ctx)...)
-	errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs, c.VMXConfig.Prepare(&c.ctx, c.RemoteType)...)
+	errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs, c.VMXConfig.Prepare(&c.ctx)...)
 
 	if c.SourcePath == "" {
 		errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs, fmt.Errorf("source_path is blank, but is required"))