Godfrey Bloom, the politician censured last week for joking that party activists were "sluts", says he is quitting the UKIP group in Europe.
In a statement he said he intends to sit in the European Parliament as an independent until the end of his term.
He said he had "felt for some time" the party was no longer for him.
The Yorkshire and Humber MEP had the whip removed last week after he was recorded joking about women who did not clean behind their fridges.
He said he would retain his party membership but would not be bound to vote with the party.
His statement said: "I have felt for some time now that the 'New UKIP' is not really right for me anymore perhaps than New Labour was right for the Dennis 'The beast of Bolsover' Skinner."
He said it had been a "pleasure" to work with the party's "loyal membership" for 15 years.
And he thanked "the thousands of people who have supported me with messages of goodwill in the recent months and particularly in recent days".
The controversial politician was criticised recently when he referred to third world countries as "bongo-bongo land".
But he had the whip removed - suspending him from taking party in formal party business - after leader Nigel Farage said he had "overshadowed" UKIP's annual conference.
He was heard joking that a group of female UKIP activists who did not clean behind their fridges were "all sluts".
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