diff --git a/metric/system/cpu/cpu.go b/metric/system/cpu/cpu.go
index fe2b85581..f7852de30 100644
--- a/metric/system/cpu/cpu.go
+++ b/metric/system/cpu/cpu.go
@@ -23,24 +23,33 @@ package cpu
 import (
 	"github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v4/load"
 
+	"github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-libs/logp"
 	"github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-system-metrics/metric"
 	"github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-system-metrics/metric/system/numcpu"
 )
 
 // Load returns CPU load information for the previous 1, 5, and 15 minute
 // periods.
+// Deprecated: use LoadWithLogger
 func Load() (*LoadMetrics, error) {
+	return LoadWithLogger(logp.NewLogger(""))
+}
+
+// LoadWithLogger returns CPU load information for the previous 1, 5, and 15 minute
+// periods.
+func LoadWithLogger(logger *logp.Logger) (*LoadMetrics, error) {
 	avg, err := load.Avg()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return &LoadMetrics{avg}, nil
+	return &LoadMetrics{avg, logger}, nil
 }
 
 // LoadMetrics stores the sampled load average values of the host.
 type LoadMetrics struct {
 	sample *load.AvgStat
+	logger *logp.Logger
 }
 
 // LoadAverages stores the values of load averages of the last 1, 5 and 15 minutes.
@@ -63,7 +72,7 @@ func (m *LoadMetrics) Averages() LoadAverages {
 // NormalizedAverages return the CPU load averages normalized by the NumCPU.
 // These values should range from 0 to 1.
 func (m *LoadMetrics) NormalizedAverages() LoadAverages {
-	cpus := numcpu.NumCPU()
+	cpus := numcpu.NumCPUWithLogger(m.logger)
 	return LoadAverages{
 		OneMinute:     metric.Round(m.sample.Load1 / float64(cpus)),
 		FiveMinute:    metric.Round(m.sample.Load5 / float64(cpus)),
diff --git a/metric/system/diskio/diskstat_linux.go b/metric/system/diskio/diskstat_linux.go
index 3a19d95d4..912bf72ec 100644
--- a/metric/system/diskio/diskstat_linux.go
+++ b/metric/system/diskio/diskstat_linux.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v4/cpu"
 	"github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v4/disk"
 
+	"github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-libs/logp"
 	"github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-system-metrics/metric"
 	"github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-system-metrics/metric/system/numcpu"
 )
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ func GetCLKTCK() uint32 {
 }
 
 // IOCounters should map functionality to disk package for linux os.
-func IOCounters(names ...string) (map[string]disk.IOCountersStat, error) {
+func IOCounters(_ *logp.Logger, names ...string) (map[string]disk.IOCountersStat, error) {
 	return disk.IOCounters(names...)
 }
 
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ func (stat *IOStat) CalcIOStatistics(counter disk.IOCountersStat) (IOMetric, err
 	}
 
 	// calculate the delta ms between the CloseSampling and OpenSampling
-	deltams := 1000.0 * (float64(uint64(total(stat.curCPU)) - uint64(total(stat.lastCPU)))) / float64(numcpu.NumCPU())
+	deltams := 1000.0 * (float64(uint64(total(stat.curCPU)) - uint64(total(stat.lastCPU)))) / float64(numcpu.NumCPUWithLogger(logp.NewLogger("")))
 	if deltams <= 0 {
 		return IOMetric{}, errors.New("the delta cpu time between close sampling and open sampling is less or equal to 0")
 	}
diff --git a/metric/system/diskio/diskstat_other.go b/metric/system/diskio/diskstat_other.go
index 758b8ad32..600e85d00 100644
--- a/metric/system/diskio/diskstat_other.go
+++ b/metric/system/diskio/diskstat_other.go
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 
 	"github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v4/disk"
+
+	"github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-libs/logp"
 )
 
 // NewDiskIOStat :init DiskIOStat object.
@@ -47,6 +49,6 @@ func (stat *IOStat) CalcIOStatistics(rcounter disk.IOCountersStat) (IOMetric, er
 func (stat *IOStat) CloseSampling() {}
 
 // IOCounters should map functionality to disk package for linux os.
-func IOCounters(names ...string) (map[string]disk.IOCountersStat, error) {
+func IOCounters(_ *logp.Logger, names ...string) (map[string]disk.IOCountersStat, error) {
 	return disk.IOCounters(names...)
 }
diff --git a/metric/system/numcpu/numcpu.go b/metric/system/numcpu/numcpu.go
index b9dd1287f..70ec9544b 100644
--- a/metric/system/numcpu/numcpu.go
+++ b/metric/system/numcpu/numcpu.go
@@ -31,14 +31,20 @@ import (
 // this number will not reflect the system config.
 // Because this is drop-in, it will not return an error.
 // if it can't fetch the CPU count the "correct" way, it'll fallback to runtime.NumCPU().
+//
+// Deprecated: use NumCPUWithLogger
 func NumCPU() int {
+	return NumCPUWithLogger(logp.NewLogger(""))
+}
+
+func NumCPUWithLogger(logger *logp.Logger) int {
 	count, exists, err := getCPU()
 	if err != nil {
-		logp.L().Debugf("Error fetching CPU count: %s", err)
+		logger.Debugf("Error fetching CPU count: %v", err)
 		return runtime.NumCPU()
 	}
 	if !exists {
-		logp.L().Debugf("Accurate CPU counts not available on platform, falling back to runtime.NumCPU for metrics")
+		logger.Debugf("Accurate CPU counts not available on platform, falling back to runtime.NumCPU for metrics")
 		return runtime.NumCPU()
 	}
 
diff --git a/report/report.go b/report/report.go
index 300e2bcc0..8489b6eb2 100644
--- a/report/report.go
+++ b/report/report.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ import (
 func MemStatsReporter(logger *logp.Logger, processStats *process.Stats) func(monitoring.Mode, monitoring.Visitor) {
 	pid, err := process.GetSelfPid(processStats.Hostfs)
 	if err != nil {
-		logger.Error("Error while retrieving pid: %v", err)
+		logger.Errorf("Error while retrieving pid: %v", err)
 		return nil
 	}
 	p := psprocess.Process{
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func MemStatsReporter(logger *logp.Logger, processStats *process.Stats) func(mon
 func InstanceCPUReporter(logger *logp.Logger, processStats *process.Stats) func(monitoring.Mode, monitoring.Visitor) {
 	pid, err := process.GetSelfPid(processStats.Hostfs)
 	if err != nil {
-		logger.Error("Error while retrieving pid: %v", err)
+		logger.Errorf("Error while retrieving pid: %v", err)
 		return nil
 	}
 	p := psprocess.Process{
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func ReportSystemLoadAverage(logger *logp.Logger) func(monitoring.Mode, monitori
 		V.OnRegistryStart()
 		defer V.OnRegistryFinished()
 
-		load, err := cpu.Load()
+		load, err := cpu.LoadWithLogger(logger)
 		if err != nil {
 			logger.Errorf("Error retrieving load average: %v", err)
 			return
@@ -152,11 +152,13 @@ func ReportSystemLoadAverage(logger *logp.Logger) func(monitoring.Mode, monitori
 	}
 }
 
-func ReportSystemCPUUsage(_ monitoring.Mode, V monitoring.Visitor) {
-	V.OnRegistryStart()
-	defer V.OnRegistryFinished()
+func ReportSystemCPUUsage(logger *logp.Logger) func(monitoring.Mode, monitoring.Visitor) {
+	return func(m monitoring.Mode, V monitoring.Visitor) {
+		V.OnRegistryStart()
+		defer V.OnRegistryFinished()
 
-	monitoring.ReportInt(V, "cores", int64(numcpu.NumCPU()))
+		monitoring.ReportInt(V, "cores", int64(numcpu.NumCPUWithLogger(logger)))
+	}
 }
 
 func ReportRuntime(_ monitoring.Mode, V monitoring.Visitor) {
diff --git a/report/setup.go b/report/setup.go
index e790d2b65..58fd48ccf 100644
--- a/report/setup.go
+++ b/report/setup.go
@@ -55,7 +55,11 @@ func SetupMetrics(logger *logp.Logger, name, version string) error {
 
 // SetupMetricsOptions performs creation of metrics handlers using specified options.
 func SetupMetricsOptions(opts MetricOptions) error {
-	monitoring.NewFunc(opts.SystemMetrics, "cpu", ReportSystemCPUUsage, monitoring.Report)
+	if opts.Logger == nil {
+		opts.Logger = logp.NewLogger("")
+	}
+
+	monitoring.NewFunc(opts.SystemMetrics, "cpu", ReportSystemCPUUsage(opts.Logger), monitoring.Report)
 
 	opts.Name = processName(opts.Name)
 	processStats = &process.Stats{