diff --git a/src/util/util_cpusec.F b/src/util/util_cpusec.F
index 52640e2cf7..65d953b159 100644
--- a/src/util/util_cpusec.F
+++ b/src/util/util_cpusec.F
@@ -1,52 +1,10 @@
       double precision function util_cpusec()
       implicit none
-c $Id$
-*
-* routine to give cpu seconds since start of execution
-*  delta times are handled by all applications
-*
-#if defined(BGL) || defined(BGP) || defined(BGQ)
-      EXTERNAL MPI_WTIME
-      REAL*8 MPI_WTIME
-      util_cpusec = MPI_WTIME()
-#elif defined(IBM) || defined(SP1) ||defined(HPUX)
-      double precision ibm_cputime
-      external ibm_cputime
-      util_cpusec = ibm_cputime()
-#elif defined(SUN) || defined(SOLARIS) || defined(LINUXALPHA)
-      real*4 tarray(2)
-      real*4 etime
-#ifndef GCC4
-      external etime
-#endif
-      util_cpusec = etime(tarray)
-#elif (defined(LINUX) || defined(CYGNUS)) && !defined(LINUXIA64) && !defined(CATAMOUNT)
-      double precision linux_cputime
-      external linux_cputime
-      util_cpusec = linux_cputime()
-#elif defined(WIN32) &&!defined(__MINGW32__)
-      double precision win32_cputime
-      external win32_cputime
-      util_cpusec = win32_cputime()
-#elif defined(CRAY)
-      double precision secondr
-      external secondr
-      double precision first
-      logical ofirst
-      save first, ofirst
-      data ofirst /.true./
-      if (ofirst) then
-        first = secondr()
-        ofirst = .false.
-      endif
-      util_cpusec = secondr() - first ! Actually wall time
-#elif defined(FUJITSU_SOLARIS) || defined(CATAMOUNT)
-#ifdef FUJITSU_SOLARIS
-      intrinsic cpu_time
-#endif
-      call cpu_time (util_cpusec)
-#else
-#include "tcgmsg.fh"
-      util_cpusec = TCGTIME()
-#endif
+! we implement cpu time as wall time because cpu time
+! is often unhelpful, especially when threads are used.
+! there were issues with the implementation of cpu time
+! as well, that motivated deleting the code.
+      double precision util_wallsec
+      external util_wallsec
+      util_cpusec=util_wallsec()
       end