MTV has fired the famous space cadet from his post as the VMA Moonman, replacing him with the "Moon Person."

"Why should it be a man?" MTV President Chris McCarthy told the New York Times in a recent interview. "It could be a man, it could be a woman, it could be transgender, it could be nonconformist."

The metallic figurine has become a staple and the unofficial face of the MTV Video Music Awards, but the network has decided to do away with the gender-specific award. According to the LA Times, the new development is a part of MTV's latest efforts to get rid of gender norms during award proceedings.

Earlier this year, the network did away with gender-specific categories at the MTV Movie & TV Awards. They were replaced with neutral categories, where both male and female actors were nominated. Millie Bobby Brown of "Stranger Things" won the Best Actor in a Show, while Emma Watson won Best Actor in a Movie for "Beauty and the Beast."

MTV will continue with its gender-neutral reconstruction moving forward. McCarthy also announced that MTV will be coming out with a new reality series titled, "We Are They," about a group of gender-nonconforming teens coming of age.

Katy Perry is set to host the VMAs on Aug. 27 from the Forum in Ingelwood.