The rainbow crosswalk outside the Pulse nightclub in Orlando — which commemorated the 49 victims killed at the LGBTQ+ friendly nightclub in 2016 — was painted over Wednesday by the state, Mayor Buddy Dyer and others revealed Thursday.

"We are devastated to learn that overnight the state painted over the Pulse Memorial crosswalk on Orange Avenue. But we know that while this crosswalk has been removed, Orlando's commitment to honoring the 49 can never be erased," Dyer wrote on social media .

In a longer statement, Dyer said, "This callous action of hastily removing part of a memorial to what was at the time our nation's largest mass shooting, without any supporting safety or discussion, is a cruel political act."

Dyer added that the crosswalk, created in 2017, adheres to safety standard

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