Miguel Gomez, who joined the FBI spinoff as Special Agent Ivan Ortiz in Season 2, is leaving the series, according to Deadline, which reports the exit is a creative decision.

This comes just months after original series lead Julian McMahon departed the CBS series. Dylan McDermott, who had just wrapped his recurring role on Law & Order: Organized Crime (another Dick Wolf series), succeeded McMahon as a new character leading the team. McDermott will be back in Season 4, as will fellow series regulars Keisha Castle-Hughes, Roxy Sternberg, and Alexa Davalos.

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The Season 3 finale set up Ortiz’s ending, as the Los Angeles native and former LAPD Gang Unit officer returned to LA from Washington, DC — where the FBI’s counter-terror unit is based — to help care for his ailing father.

In addition to FBI: Most Wanted, Gomez has appeared in series like The Strain, SMILF, and L.A.’s Finest.