diff --git a/pluginmgr/core/plugins.go b/pluginmgr/core/plugins.go
index b4dfb2a0cd319f74ce4516dd6d4ac7139e3beb14..6f4a510081dbf04160e1441f60b5522b706cba58 100644
--- a/pluginmgr/core/plugins.go
+++ b/pluginmgr/core/plugins.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/gossip"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/gracefulshutdown"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/logger"
+	"github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/metrics"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/portcheck"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/tangle"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/node"
@@ -23,4 +24,5 @@ var PLUGINS = node.Plugins(
 	tangle.PLUGIN,
 	gossip.PLUGIN,
 	gracefulshutdown.PLUGIN,
+	metrics.PLUGIN,
 )
diff --git a/pluginmgr/research/plugins.go b/pluginmgr/research/plugins.go
index 5618c8d15284b8ad8d992782983b40528195360b..04b591c975f7734ace327b2a4c4d66545e34643d 100644
--- a/pluginmgr/research/plugins.go
+++ b/pluginmgr/research/plugins.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package research
 
 import (
 	"github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/analysis"
-	"github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/metrics"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/remotelog"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/node"
 )
@@ -10,5 +9,4 @@ import (
 var PLUGINS = node.Plugins(
 	remotelog.PLUGIN,
 	analysis.PLUGIN,
-	metrics.PLUGIN,
 )