diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4c33c54..181632e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ## latest
 
+- Move adaptivity CPU time output from preCICE export to metrics logging https://github.com/precice/micro-manager/pull/149
 - Fix bug in the domain decomposition which was returning incorrect bounding box limits for the decomposition of `[2, 2, 1]` and similar https://github.com/precice/micro-manager/pull/146
 - Fix bug in calling of the adaptivity computation for explicit coupling scenarios https://github.com/precice/micro-manager/pull/145
 - Fix bug in handling of vector data returned by the MicroSimulation `solve()` method, for scenarios with adaptivity https://github.com/precice/micro-manager/pull/143
diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index 325261e..f0fbeab 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ Parameter | Description
 `refining_constant` | Refining constant $$ C_r $$, set as $$ 0 =< C_r < 1 $$.
 `every_implicit_iteration` | If True, adaptivity is calculated in every implicit iteration. <br> If False, adaptivity is calculated once at the start of the time window and then reused in every implicit time iteration.
 `similarity_measure`| Similarity measure to be used for adaptivity. Can be either `L1`, `L2`, `L1rel` or `L2rel`. By default, `L1` is used. The `rel` variants calculate the respective relative norms. This parameter is *optional*.
-`output_cpu_time` | Write CPU time of the adaptivity computation to preCICE, to be exported. This parameter is *optional*.
 
 The primary tuning parameters for adaptivity are the history parameter $$ \Lambda $$, the coarsening constant $$ C_c $$, and the refining constant $$ C_r $$. Their effects can be interpreted as:
 
@@ -171,8 +170,6 @@ The Micro Manager uses the output functionality of preCICE, hence these data set
 </participant>
 ```
 
-If the parameter `output_cpu_time` in `adaptivity_settings` is set to `True`, a scalar data field `adaptivity_cpu_time` needs to be added in the same way as described above.
-
 ## Interpolate a crashed micro simulation
 
 If the optional dependency `sklearn` is installed, the Micro Manager will derive the output of a crashed micro simulation by interpolating outputs from similar simulations. To enable this, set
diff --git a/examples/precice-config-adaptivity.xml b/examples/precice-config-adaptivity.xml
index eddc16e..57b9fd4 100644
--- a/examples/precice-config-adaptivity.xml
+++ b/examples/precice-config-adaptivity.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
     <data:scalar name="solve_cpu_time"/>
     <data:scalar name="active_state"/>
     <data:scalar name="active_steps"/>
-    <data:scalar name="adaptivity_cpu_time"/>
 
     <mesh name="macro-mesh" dimensions="3">
        <use-data name="macro-scalar-data"/>
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@
        <use-data name="solve_cpu_time"/>
        <use-data name="active_state"/>
        <use-data name="active_steps"/>
-       <use-data name="adaptivity_cpu_time"/>
     </mesh>
 
     <participant name="Macro-dummy">
@@ -43,7 +41,6 @@
       <write-data name="solve_cpu_time" mesh="macro-mesh"/>
       <write-data name="active_state" mesh="macro-mesh"/>
       <write-data name="active_steps" mesh="macro-mesh"/>
-      <write-data name="adaptivity_cpu_time" mesh="macro-mesh"/>
     </participant>
 
     <m2n:sockets acceptor="Micro-Manager" connector="Macro-dummy"/>
diff --git a/micro_manager/adaptivity/global_adaptivity.py b/micro_manager/adaptivity/global_adaptivity.py
index 83f8a77..513b480 100644
--- a/micro_manager/adaptivity/global_adaptivity.py
+++ b/micro_manager/adaptivity/global_adaptivity.py
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ def get_full_field_micro_output(self, micro_output: list) -> list:
 
         return micro_sims_output
 
-    def log_metrics(self, n: int) -> None:
+    def log_metrics(self, n: int, adaptivity_cpu_time: float) -> None:
         """
         Log metrics for global adaptivity.
 
@@ -187,17 +187,20 @@ def log_metrics(self, n: int) -> None:
         ----------
         n : int
             Time step count at which the metrics are logged
+        adaptivity_cpu_time : float
+            CPU time taken for adaptivity calculation
         """
         global_active_sims = np.count_nonzero(self._is_sim_active)
         global_inactive_sims = np.count_nonzero(self._is_sim_active == False)
 
         self._metrics_logger.log_info_one_rank(
-            "{},{},{},{},{}".format(
+            "{},{},{},{},{},{}".format(
                 n,
                 np.mean(global_active_sims),
                 np.mean(global_inactive_sims),
                 np.max(global_active_sims),
                 np.max(global_inactive_sims),
+                adaptivity_cpu_time,
             )
         )
 
diff --git a/micro_manager/adaptivity/local_adaptivity.py b/micro_manager/adaptivity/local_adaptivity.py
index 5a11916..9c48354 100644
--- a/micro_manager/adaptivity/local_adaptivity.py
+++ b/micro_manager/adaptivity/local_adaptivity.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ def get_full_field_micro_output(self, micro_output: list) -> list:
 
         return micro_sims_output
 
-    def log_metrics(self, n: int) -> None:
+    def log_metrics(self, n: int, adaptivity_cpu_time: float) -> None:
         """
         Log metrics for local adaptivity.
 
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ def log_metrics(self, n: int) -> None:
         ----------
         n : int
             Current time step
+        adaptivity_cpu_time : float
+            CPU time taken for adaptivity calculation
         """
         # MPI Gather is necessary as local adaptivity only stores local data
         local_active_sims = np.count_nonzero(self._is_sim_active)
@@ -155,12 +157,13 @@ def log_metrics(self, n: int) -> None:
         global_inactive_sims = self._comm.gather(local_inactive_sims)
 
         self._metrics_logger.log_info_one_rank(
-            "{},{},{},{},{}".format(
+            "{},{},{},{},{},{}".format(
                 n,
                 np.mean(global_active_sims),
                 np.mean(global_inactive_sims),
                 np.max(global_active_sims),
                 np.max(global_inactive_sims),
+                adaptivity_cpu_time,
             )
         )
 
diff --git a/micro_manager/config.py b/micro_manager/config.py
index 185152f..e691688 100644
--- a/micro_manager/config.py
+++ b/micro_manager/config.py
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ def __init__(self, config_file_name):
         self._adaptivity_every_implicit_iteration = False
         self._adaptivity_similarity_measure = "L1"
         self._adaptivity_output_n = 1
-        self._adaptivity_output_cpu_time = False
-        self._adaptivity_output_mem_usage = False
 
         # Snapshot information
         self._parameter_file_name = None
@@ -246,34 +244,6 @@ def read_json_micro_manager(self):
             self._write_data_names.append("active_state")
             self._write_data_names.append("active_steps")
 
-            try:
-                if (
-                    self._data["simulation_params"]["adaptivity_settings"][
-                        "output_cpu_time"
-                    ]
-                    == "True"
-                ):
-                    self._adaptivity_output_cpu_time = True
-                    self._write_data_names.append("adaptivity_cpu_time")
-            except BaseException:
-                self._logger.log_info_one_rank(
-                    "Micro Manager will not output CPU time of the adaptivity computation."
-                )
-
-            try:
-                if (
-                    self._data["simulation_params"]["adaptivity_settings"][
-                        "output_mem_usage"
-                    ]
-                    == "True"
-                ):
-                    self._adaptivity_output_mem_usage = True
-                    self._write_data_names.append("adaptivity_mem_usage")
-            except BaseException:
-                self._logger.log_info_one_rank(
-                    "Micro Manager will not output CPU time of the adaptivity computation."
-                )
-
         if "interpolate_crash" in self._data["simulation_params"]:
             if self._data["simulation_params"]["interpolate_crash"] == "True":
                 self._interpolate_crash = True
@@ -547,17 +517,6 @@ def is_adaptivity_required_in_every_implicit_iteration(self):
         """
         return self._adaptivity_every_implicit_iteration
 
-    def output_adaptivity_cpu_time(self):
-        """
-        Check if CPU time of the adaptivity computation needs to be output.
-
-        Returns
-        -------
-        adaptivity_cpu_time : bool
-            True if CPU time of the adaptivity computation needs to be output, False otherwise.
-        """
-        return self._adaptivity_output_cpu_time
-
     def get_micro_dt(self):
         """
         Get the size of the micro time window.
diff --git a/micro_manager/micro_manager.py b/micro_manager/micro_manager.py
index e5bfe5b..6d21531 100644
--- a/micro_manager/micro_manager.py
+++ b/micro_manager/micro_manager.py
@@ -116,10 +116,8 @@ def __init__(self, config_file: str) -> None:
             self._adaptivity_in_every_implicit_step = (
                 self._config.is_adaptivity_required_in_every_implicit_iteration()
             )
-            self._micro_sims_active_steps = None
 
         self._adaptivity_output_n = self._config.get_adaptivity_output_n()
-        self._output_adaptivity_cpu_time = self._config.output_adaptivity_cpu_time()
 
         # Define the preCICE Participant
         self._participant = precice.Participant(
@@ -202,10 +200,7 @@ def solve(self) -> None:
 
             micro_sims_output, adaptivity_time = micro_sim_solve(micro_sims_input, dt)
 
-            if self._output_adaptivity_cpu_time:
-                adaptivity_cpu_time += adaptivity_time
-                for i in range(self._local_number_of_sims):
-                    micro_sims_output[i]["adaptivity_cpu_time"] = adaptivity_cpu_time
+            adaptivity_cpu_time += adaptivity_time
 
             # Check if more than a certain percentage of the micro simulations have crashed and terminate if threshold is exceeded
             if self._interpolate_crashed_sims:
@@ -263,7 +258,7 @@ def solve(self) -> None:
                     and n % self._adaptivity_output_n == 0
                     and self._rank == 0
                 ):
-                    self._adaptivity_controller.log_metrics(n)
+                    self._adaptivity_controller.log_metrics(n, adaptivity_cpu_time)
 
                 self._logger.log_info_one_rank("Time window {} converged.".format(n))
 
@@ -704,26 +699,7 @@ def _solve_micro_simulations_with_adaptivity(
         tuple
             A tuple of micro_sims_output (list of Dicts) and adaptivity computation CPU time.
         """
-        adaptivity_cpu_time = 0.0
-
-        if self._adaptivity_in_every_implicit_step:
-            start_time = time.process_time()
-            self._adaptivity_controller.compute_adaptivity(
-                dt,
-                self._micro_sims,
-                self._data_for_adaptivity,
-            )
-            end_time = time.process_time()
-
-            adaptivity_cpu_time = end_time - start_time
-
-            active_sim_ids = self._adaptivity_controller.get_active_sim_ids()
-
-            for active_id in active_sim_ids:
-                self._micro_sims_active_steps[active_id] += 1
-
         active_sim_ids = self._adaptivity_controller.get_active_sim_ids()
-        inactive_sim_ids = self._adaptivity_controller.get_inactive_sim_ids()
 
         micro_sims_output = [0] * self._local_number_of_sims
 
@@ -798,7 +774,9 @@ def _solve_micro_simulations_with_adaptivity(
         )
         end_time = time.process_time()
 
-        adaptivity_cpu_time += end_time - start_time
+        adaptivity_cpu_time = end_time - start_time
+
+        inactive_sim_ids = self._adaptivity_controller.get_inactive_sim_ids()
 
         # Resolve micro sim output data for inactive simulations
         for inactive_id in inactive_sim_ids:
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_unit_cube/precice-config.xml b/tests/integration/test_unit_cube/precice-config.xml
index 5bccfe8..23dafa4 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_unit_cube/precice-config.xml
+++ b/tests/integration/test_unit_cube/precice-config.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
   <data:scalar name="macro-data-1" />
   <data:scalar name="active_state" />
   <data:scalar name="active_steps" />
-  <data:scalar name="adaptivity_cpu_time" />
   <data:scalar name="solve_cpu_time" />
 
   <mesh name="macro-cube-mesh" dimensions="3">
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@
     <use-data name="macro-data-1" />
     <use-data name="active_state" />
     <use-data name="active_steps" />
-    <use-data name="adaptivity_cpu_time" />
     <use-data name="solve_cpu_time" />
   </mesh>
 
@@ -36,7 +34,6 @@
     <write-data name="micro-data-2" mesh="macro-cube-mesh" />
     <write-data name="active_state" mesh="macro-cube-mesh" />
     <write-data name="active_steps" mesh="macro-cube-mesh" />
-    <write-data name="adaptivity_cpu_time" mesh="macro-cube-mesh" />
     <write-data name="solve_cpu_time" mesh="macro-cube-mesh" />
     <export:vtu directory="output" />
   </participant>