diff --git a/builder/virtualbox/common/driver.go b/builder/virtualbox/common/driver.go
index 986443e66..dcb036a26 100644
--- a/builder/virtualbox/common/driver.go
+++ b/builder/virtualbox/common/driver.go
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ type Driver interface {
 	// Create an NVME controller
 	CreateNVMeController(vm string, controller string, portcount int) error
 
+	// Delete all floppy controllers
+	RemoveFloppyControllers(vm string) error
+
 	// Delete a VM by name
 	Delete(string) error
 
diff --git a/builder/virtualbox/common/driver_4_2.go b/builder/virtualbox/common/driver_4_2.go
index 302820c04..b710720dc 100644
--- a/builder/virtualbox/common/driver_4_2.go
+++ b/builder/virtualbox/common/driver_4_2.go
@@ -75,6 +75,55 @@ func (d *VBox42Driver) CreateSCSIController(vmName string, name string) error {
 	return d.VBoxManage(command...)
 }
 
+func (d *VBox42Driver) RemoveFloppyControllers(vmName string) error {
+	var stdout bytes.Buffer
+
+	cmd := exec.Command(d.VBoxManagePath, "showvminfo", vmName, "--machinereadable")
+	cmd.Stdout = &stdout
+	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	StorageControllerTypeRe := regexp.MustCompile("^storagecontrollertype([0-9]+)=\"(.+)\"$")
+	StorageControllerNameRe := regexp.MustCompile("^storagecontrollername([0-9]+)=\"(.+)\"$")
+
+	storageControllerNames := make(map[string]string)
+	storageControllerIdx := ""
+
+	for _, line := range strings.Split(stdout.String(), "\n") {
+		// Need to trim off CR character when running in windows
+		// Trimming whitespaces at this point helps to filter out empty value
+		line = strings.TrimRight(line, " \r")
+
+		matches := StorageControllerTypeRe.FindStringSubmatch(line)
+		if matches != nil {
+			// Floppy controllers are of a type I82078
+			if matches[2] == "I82078" {
+				// VirtualBox supports only one floppy controller per VM
+				storageControllerIdx = matches[1]
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+
+		matches = StorageControllerNameRe.FindStringSubmatch(line)
+		if matches != nil {
+			storageControllerNames[matches[1]] = matches[2]
+		}
+	}
+
+	if storageControllerIdx == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	command := []string{
+		"storagectl", vmName,
+		"--name", storageControllerNames[storageControllerIdx],
+		"--remove",
+	}
+
+	return d.VBoxManage(command...)
+}
+
 func (d *VBox42Driver) Delete(name string) error {
 	return d.VBoxManage("unregistervm", name, "--delete")
 }
diff --git a/builder/virtualbox/common/driver_mock.go b/builder/virtualbox/common/driver_mock.go
index 775fca430..58dc5f749 100644
--- a/builder/virtualbox/common/driver_mock.go
+++ b/builder/virtualbox/common/driver_mock.go
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ type DriverMock struct {
 	CreateNVMeControllerController string
 	CreateNVMeControllerErr        error
 
+	RemoveFloppyControllersVM  string
+	RemoveFloppyControllersErr error
+
 	DeleteCalled bool
 	DeleteName   string
 	DeleteErr    error
@@ -81,6 +84,11 @@ func (d *DriverMock) CreateNVMeController(vm string, controller string, portcoun
 	return d.CreateNVMeControllerErr
 }
 
+func (d *DriverMock) RemoveFloppyControllers(vm string) error {
+	d.RemoveFloppyControllersVM = vm
+	return d.RemoveFloppyControllersErr
+}
+
 func (d *DriverMock) Delete(name string) error {
 	d.DeleteCalled = true
 	d.DeleteName = name
diff --git a/builder/virtualbox/common/step_attach_floppy.go b/builder/virtualbox/common/step_attach_floppy.go
index df32fd6e8..3af76e0cf 100644
--- a/builder/virtualbox/common/step_attach_floppy.go
+++ b/builder/virtualbox/common/step_attach_floppy.go
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ func (s *StepAttachFloppy) Run(ctx context.Context, state multistep.StateBag) mu
 	ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
 	vmName := state.Get("vmName").(string)
 
+	ui.Say("Deleting any current floppy disk...")
+	if err := driver.RemoveFloppyControllers(vmName); err != nil {
+		state.Put("error", fmt.Errorf("Error deleting existing floppy controllers: %s", err))
+		return multistep.ActionHalt
+	}
+
 	ui.Say("Attaching floppy disk...")
 
 	// Create the floppy disk controller
diff --git a/builder/virtualbox/common/step_attach_floppy_test.go b/builder/virtualbox/common/step_attach_floppy_test.go
index 32ad4a962..75d51c333 100644
--- a/builder/virtualbox/common/step_attach_floppy_test.go
+++ b/builder/virtualbox/common/step_attach_floppy_test.go
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ func TestStepAttachFloppy(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("should NOT have error")
 	}
 
+	if driver.RemoveFloppyControllersVM == "" {
+		t.Fatal("RemoveFloppyControllers was not called")
+	}
+
 	if len(driver.VBoxManageCalls) != 2 {
 		t.Fatal("not enough calls to VBoxManage")
 	}