Fifa vice-president Jack Warner has resigned, world football's governing body has confirmed.
"As a consequence of Mr Warner's resignation, all ethics committee procedures against him have been closed and the presumption of innocence is maintained," said a Fifa statement.
Warner was suspended pending an investigation into bribery allegations.
He and fellow Fifa member Mohamed Bin Hammam are alleged to have paid bribes of £600,000 to Caribbean associations.
It had been alleged by Chuck Blazer - the general secretary of the Concacaf federation of which Warner had been president - that violations of Fifa's code of ethics occurred during a meeting organised by Bin Hammam and Warner in May.
Blazer's allegations against the 68-year-old - who had been the longest-serving member of Fifa's executive committee - were preceded by claims made in parliament by the former head of England's failed 2018 World Cup bid, Lord Triesman, about irregularities in the bidding process for the 2018 World Cup.
Triesman, who was also former chairman of the Football Association (FA), accused Warner and three other Fifa Executive Committee members of improper conduct during England's 2018 World Cup bid.
A Fifa statement continued: "Fifa regrets the turn of events that have led to Mr Warner's decision.
"His resignation has been accepted by world football's governing body, and his contribution to international football and to Caribbean football in particular and the Concacaf confederation are appreciated and acknowledged.
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