diff --git a/website/source/docs/builders/virtualbox-iso.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/builders/virtualbox-iso.html.markdown
index 616b0a8e4..353710720 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/builders/virtualbox-iso.html.markdown
+++ b/website/source/docs/builders/virtualbox-iso.html.markdown
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ Ubuntu to self-install. Still, the example serves to show the basic configuratio
   "iso_checksum_type": "md5",
   "ssh_username": "packer",
   "ssh_password": "packer",
-  "ssh_wait_timeout": "30s",
   "shutdown_command": "echo 'packer' | sudo -S shutdown -P now"
 }
 ```
diff --git a/website/source/docs/builders/virtualbox-ovf.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/builders/virtualbox-ovf.html.markdown
index db5247738..693e53e68 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/builders/virtualbox-ovf.html.markdown
+++ b/website/source/docs/builders/virtualbox-ovf.html.markdown
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ the settings here.
   "source_path": "source.ovf",
   "ssh_username": "packer",
   "ssh_password": "packer",
-  "ssh_wait_timeout": "30s",
   "shutdown_command": "echo 'packer' | sudo -S shutdown -P now"
 }
 ```
diff --git a/website/source/docs/builders/vmware-iso.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/builders/vmware-iso.html.markdown
index 2bb3a402f..8ac3a9fd3 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/builders/vmware-iso.html.markdown
+++ b/website/source/docs/builders/vmware-iso.html.markdown
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ Ubuntu to self-install. Still, the example serves to show the basic configuratio
   "iso_checksum": "af5f788aee1b32c4b2634734309cc9e9",
   "iso_checksum_type": "md5",
   "ssh_username": "packer",
-  "ssh_wait_timeout": "30s",
   "shutdown_command": "shutdown -P now"
 }
 ```