diff --git a/doc/RTD/source/VELOCIraptorInterface/stfwithswift.rst b/doc/RTD/source/VELOCIraptorInterface/stfwithswift.rst
index a663c37f93a6cede8c4528583c44183059414432..ed261b76abbcefaf5643a69069bb4b8ea1a0894c 100644
--- a/doc/RTD/source/VELOCIraptorInterface/stfwithswift.rst
+++ b/doc/RTD/source/VELOCIraptorInterface/stfwithswift.rst
@@ -50,8 +50,10 @@ HDF5 library, not a parallel build.
 Compiling SWIFT
 ---------------
 The next part is compiling SWIFT with VELOCIraptor and assumes you already
-downloaded SWIFT from the GitLab_, this can be done by running::
+downloaded SWIFT from the GitLab_, this can be done by running
 
+.. code:: bash
+  
   ./autogen.sh 
   ./configure --with-velociraptor=/path/to/VELOCIraptor-STF/src 
   make 
@@ -60,16 +62,16 @@ In which ``./autogen.sh`` only needs to be run once after the code is cloned
 from the GitLab_, and ``/path/to/`` is the path to the ``VELOCIraptor-STF``
 directory on your machine. In general ``./configure`` can be run with other
 options as desired. After this we can run SWIFT with VELOCIraptor, but for this
-we first need to add several lines to the yaml file of our simulation::
+we first need to add several lines to the yaml file of our simulation
 
     
-  #structure finding options
-  StructureFinding:
-  config_file_name:     stf_input_6dfof_dmonly_sub.cfg
-  basename:             ./stf
-  output_time_format:   1
-  scale_factor_first:   0.02
-  delta_time:           1.02
+.. code:: YAML
+
+   StructureFinding:      
+     config_file_name:     stf_input_6dfof_dmonly_sub.cfg
+     basename:             ./stf
+     scale_factor_first:   0.02
+     delta_time:           1.02
 
 In which we specify the ``.cfg`` file that is used by VELOCIraptor and the 
 other parameters which SWIFT needs to use. In the case of 
diff --git a/examples/DwarfGalaxy/dwarf_galaxy.yml b/examples/DwarfGalaxy/dwarf_galaxy.yml
index 0d815a99c42249bcbbdaf21dbaa34a55f61731aa..4c5e2a82b017725929138de011b1f3ed1fe9f1ef 100644
--- a/examples/DwarfGalaxy/dwarf_galaxy.yml
+++ b/examples/DwarfGalaxy/dwarf_galaxy.yml
@@ -10,10 +10,8 @@ InternalUnitSystem:
 StructureFinding:
   config_file_name:     stf_input.cfg # Name of the STF config file.
   basename:             ./stf         # Common part of the name of output files.
-  output_time_format:   0             # Specifies the frequency format of structure finding. 0 for simulation steps (delta_step) and 1 for simulation time intervals (delta_time).
   scale_factor_first:   0.92          # Scale-factor of the first snaphot (cosmological run)
   time_first:           0.01        # Time of the first structure finding output (in internal units).
-  delta_step:           1000          # Time difference between consecutive structure finding outputs (in internal units) in simulation steps.
   delta_time:           1.10          # Time difference between consecutive structure finding outputs (in internal units) in simulation time intervals.
 
 # Cosmological parameters
diff --git a/examples/EAGLE_25/eagle_25.yml b/examples/EAGLE_25/eagle_25.yml
index 0aec970db486a164696b23fdc1e281fbe4853486..cab0dbcd5efc0528ddc65a6dde1e5c2d7cb6b9a9 100644
--- a/examples/EAGLE_25/eagle_25.yml
+++ b/examples/EAGLE_25/eagle_25.yml
@@ -10,10 +10,8 @@ InternalUnitSystem:
 StructureFinding:
   config_file_name:     stf_input.cfg    # Name of the STF config file.
   basename:             ./stf         # Common part of the name of output files.
-  output_time_format:   0             # Specifies the frequency format of structure finding. 0 for simulation steps (delta_step) and 1 for simulation time intervals (delta_time).
   scale_factor_first:   0.92          # Scale-factor of the first snaphot (cosmological run)
   time_first:           0.01        # Time of the first structure finding output (in internal units).
-  delta_step:           1000          # Time difference between consecutive structure finding outputs (in internal units) in simulation steps.
   delta_time:           1.10          # Time difference between consecutive structure finding outputs (in internal units) in simulation time intervals.
 
 # Cosmological parameters
diff --git a/examples/EAGLE_6/eagle_6.yml b/examples/EAGLE_6/eagle_6.yml
index 7c64c1cdedb6c8e9714471f4bad9611f548d05fa..e80fac8167a832c17cd10e1d2ae7cd854f314d17 100644
--- a/examples/EAGLE_6/eagle_6.yml
+++ b/examples/EAGLE_6/eagle_6.yml
@@ -10,10 +10,8 @@ InternalUnitSystem:
 StructureFinding:
   config_file_name:     stf_input.cfg # Name of the STF config file.
   basename:             ./stf         # Common part of the name of output files.
-  output_time_format:   0             # Specifies the frequency format of structure finding. 0 for simulation steps (delta_step) and 1 for simulation time intervals (delta_time).
   scale_factor_first:   0.92          # Scale-factor of the first snaphot (cosmological run)
   time_first:           0.01        # Time of the first structure finding output (in internal units).
-  delta_step:           1000          # Time difference between consecutive structure finding outputs (in internal units) in simulation steps.
   delta_time:           1.10          # Time difference between consecutive structure finding outputs (in internal units) in simulation time intervals.
 
 # Cosmological parameters
diff --git a/examples/SmallCosmoVolume_DM/small_cosmo_volume_dm.yml b/examples/SmallCosmoVolume_DM/small_cosmo_volume_dm.yml
index 910137edc442c994a9f31a8c62e16818ca4ae97d..ebe3a78ee0d03eb53752b1dfa8fa749931a754a9 100644
--- a/examples/SmallCosmoVolume_DM/small_cosmo_volume_dm.yml
+++ b/examples/SmallCosmoVolume_DM/small_cosmo_volume_dm.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ InternalUnitSystem:
 StructureFinding:
   config_file_name:     stf_input_6dfof_dmonly_sub.cfg
   basename:             ./stf
-  output_time_format:   1
   scale_factor_first:   0.02
   delta_time:           1.02
 
diff --git a/examples/SmallCosmoVolume_VELOCIraptor/small_cosmo_volume.yml b/examples/SmallCosmoVolume_VELOCIraptor/small_cosmo_volume.yml
index c8157a7a0e0065b1f58667fb8437b9e3883eda75..39425f3085105be222b71e738bca8e9467377143 100644
--- a/examples/SmallCosmoVolume_VELOCIraptor/small_cosmo_volume.yml
+++ b/examples/SmallCosmoVolume_VELOCIraptor/small_cosmo_volume.yml
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ InitialConditions:
 StructureFinding:
   config_file_name:     stfconfig_input.cfg
   basename:             ./stf
-  output_time_format:   1
   scale_factor_first:   0.02
   delta_time:           1.02
  
diff --git a/examples/parameter_example.yml b/examples/parameter_example.yml
index 9fdfc993c3f9ad125f4f588db159c6ef5c997c84..49fa279b64ca2cedf8d0a51ed3fd0a41bb1dcac3 100644
--- a/examples/parameter_example.yml
+++ b/examples/parameter_example.yml
@@ -156,6 +156,16 @@ DomainDecomposition:
   itr:              100     # When adaptive defines the ratio of inter node communication time to data redistribution time, in the range 0.00001 to 10000000.0.
                             # Lower values give less data movement during redistributions, at the cost of global balance which may require more communication.
 
+# Structure finding options (requires velociraptor)
+StructureFinding:
+  config_file_name:     stf_input.cfg # Name of the STF config file.
+  basename:             ./stf         # Common part of the name of output files.
+  scale_factor_first:   0.92          # Scale-factor of the first snaphot (cosmological run)
+  time_first:           0.01          # Time of the first structure finding output (in internal units).
+  delta_time:           1.10          # Time difference between consecutive structure finding outputs (in internal units) in simulation time intervals.
+  output_list_on:      0   	      # (Optional) Enable the output list
+  output_list:         stflist.txt    # (Optional) File containing the output times (see documentation in "Parameter File" section)
+
 # Parameters related to the equation of state ------------------------------------------
 
 EoS:
@@ -286,15 +296,3 @@ EAGLEChemistry:
   init_abundance_Magnesium: 0.000        # Inital fraction of particle mass in Magnesium
   init_abundance_Silicon:   0.000        # Inital fraction of particle mass in Silicon
   init_abundance_Iron:      0.000        # Inital fraction of particle mass in Iron
-
-# Structure finding options (requires velociraptor)
-StructureFinding:
-  config_file_name:     stf_input.cfg # Name of the STF config file.
-  basename:             ./stf         # Common part of the name of output files.
-  output_time_format:   0             # Specifies the frequency format of structure finding. 0 for simulation steps (delta_step) and 1 for simulation time intervals (delta_time).
-  scale_factor_first:   0.92          # Scale-factor of the first snaphot (cosmological run)
-  time_first:           0.01          # Time of the first structure finding output (in internal units).
-  delta_step:           1000          # Time difference between consecutive structure finding outputs (in internal units) in simulation steps.
-  delta_time:           1.10          # Time difference between consecutive structure finding outputs (in internal units) in simulation time intervals.
-  output_list_on:      0   	      # (Optional) Enable the output list
-  output_list:         stflist.txt    # (Optional) File containing the output times (see documentation in "Parameter File" section)
diff --git a/src/velociraptor_interface.c b/src/velociraptor_interface.c
index f60a18d86604af2c2e4fd3706a603cbf6ce27199..ccf1e95352c9e69c39ed454ba50fea652bd319f5 100644
--- a/src/velociraptor_interface.c
+++ b/src/velociraptor_interface.c
@@ -264,7 +264,6 @@ void velociraptor_invoke(struct engine *e) {
   const int nr_cells = s->nr_cells;
   int *cell_node_ids = NULL;
   static int stf_output_count = 0;
-  int active_stf_output_count;
 
   /* Allow thread to run on any core for the duration of the call to
    * VELOCIraptor so that
@@ -294,15 +293,9 @@ void velociraptor_invoke(struct engine *e) {
   /* Append base name with either the step number or time depending on what
    * format is specified in the parameter file. */
   char outputFileName[PARSER_MAX_LINE_SIZE + 128];
-  if (e->stf_output_freq_format == io_stf_steps)
-    active_stf_output_count = e->step;
-  else if (e->stf_output_freq_format == io_stf_time)
-    active_stf_output_count = stf_output_count;
-  else
-    active_stf_output_count = 0;
 
   snprintf(outputFileName, PARSER_MAX_LINE_SIZE + 128, "%s_%04i.VELOCIraptor",
-           e->stfBaseName, active_stf_output_count);
+           e->stfBaseName, stf_output_count);
 
   /* Allocate and populate an array of swift_vel_parts to be passed to
    * VELOCIraptor. */
@@ -350,7 +343,7 @@ void velociraptor_invoke(struct engine *e) {
   }
 
   /* Call VELOCIraptor. */
-  if (!InvokeVelociraptor(nr_gparts, nr_hydro_parts, active_stf_output_count,
+  if (!InvokeVelociraptor(nr_gparts, nr_hydro_parts, stf_output_count,
                           swift_parts, cell_node_ids, outputFileName))
     error("Exiting. Call to VELOCIraptor failed on rank: %d.", e->nodeID);
 
diff --git a/src/velociraptor_interface.h b/src/velociraptor_interface.h
index 1f29be11c9dd8e267c87201b0a438979fec3775b..67ca9153d3301dedc1f7529eedce8e63f8b392c0 100644
--- a/src/velociraptor_interface.h
+++ b/src/velociraptor_interface.h
@@ -22,14 +22,6 @@
 /* Config parameters. */
 #include "../config.h"
 
-/**
- * @brief The different formats for when to run structure finding.
- */
-enum io_stf_output_format {
-  io_stf_steps = 0, /*!< Output every N steps */
-  io_stf_time       /*!< Output at fixed time intervals */
-};
-
 /* Forward declaration */
 struct engine;