Mira Ricardel was relieved from her job as deputy national security adviser on Wednesday by Donald Trump.
It came a day after Melania Trump issued a statement saying Ricardel did not deserve the honour of working for her husband.
Ricardel "will continue to support the president as she departs the White House to transition to a new role within the administration," White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said in a statement.
Sanders did not elaborate on what Ricardel's new job would be.
President Trump is also preparing to oust Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen as part of a post-election Cabinet shakeup, US officials said.
Sources close to the White House said Melania wanted Ricardel gone over the way the First Lady's trip to Africa was handled.
Two presidential aides said Trump was considering forcing out Ricardel, but as of Tuesday afternoon, the adviser remained in her West Wing office.
While first ladies historically have been known to pressure their husbands over official business, they do not typically issue statements about it.
She gave no reason for why the First Lady wanted Ricardel out but several officials said it was related to Mrs Trump's trip to Africa in October.
The First Lady had complained to the president that she was unhappy with how she was treated by Ricardel, a former Boeing Co executive who worked on the Trump presidential campaign and was picked by national security adviser John Bolton to be his deputy earlier this year.
The sources said that Melania explicitly asked the President to oust Ricardel after their dealings over the Africa trip "didn't go well.
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