Andrew Johns has stepped down from his coaching position with Parramatta in the wake of his recent racist remarks.
Johns worked with the club in a part-time consultancy capacity and the decision follows his resignation as New South Wales assistant coach after his comments directed at Queensland centre Greg Inglis led to Timana Tahu walking out of the Blues camp last Friday.
Tahu let slip the news at an Eels training session on Friday morning and the club confirmed the decision in a brief statement.
"That's not my decision to make, it's the club's decision and the club made that decision to sack Joey (Johns)," Tahu said.
Johns works with the Eels every couple of weeks.
Johns has been suspended from his role as a News Limted columnist but has been backed by his other employers, the Nine Network and radio network Austereo.
His former club Newcastle is seeking further information before deciding on his consultancy role there.
Tahu agreed on Thursday to an offer from Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commissioner Mick Gooda to a mediation session with Johns in the wake of his walk-out of the State of Origin camp.
But Tahu returned to training with the Eels declaring his fight against racism in rugby league was a higher priority.
"There's plenty of other things than just talking it over with Joey," Tahu said.
"He knows how I feel and there's more important things to talk about.
"We need to stamp out racism in the game."
Gooda is expected to explain the process to Johns in the next few days, but early indications are the league great is willing to participate.
No date for any mediation session has yet been set.
Tahu will return to the place where it all began with Johns when Parramatta play the Knights on Monday night at EnergyAustralia Stadium.
Both were part of Newcastle's 2001 premiership-winning side.
"He's trained well, he's keen to play, I've spoken to him about it, he wants to play so he will play," Eels coach Daniel Anderson said.
Anderson says Tahu has not addressed his club-mates about the racism row.
Tahu says it was back to business as usual.
"We've got a multicultural club here so it was just like usual, fun, the little digs that I get now and then," he said.
Meanwhile, the victim of Johns' comments, Inglis, lent his full support to Tahu's stance.
"I'm just fed up with it and it's definitely not fair," Inglis told Fox Sports.
"We certainly don't go round making slurs to the Australian public.
"I don't think racism should be tolerated in any sport."
