Companies that contract with the federal government are no longer explicitly restricted from having segregated facilities such as bathrooms and drinking fountains, according to initial reporting from NPR.

The change came after President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Jan. 21 targeting diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the federal level and for contractors.

On Feb. 15, the U.S. General Services Administration released a memo detailing that new federal contracts would no longer include a plethora of provisions including the, “Prohibition of Segregated Facilities.”

The provision reads that, “The Contractor agrees that it does not and will not maintain or provide for its employees any segregated facilities at any of its establishments, and that it does not and will not permit its employees to perform their services at any location under its control where segregated facilities are maintained.”

The memo is only symbolic as both federal and state laws prohibit discrimination and segregation. But critics contend the symbolism sends a message that racial integration was an unwanted change.

An unidentified worker told NPR that the notice was implemented in an unusual manner and is likely why media did not pick up on it as quickly.

“The way that they’re implementing this in the contracting field is essentially subverting democracy — you’re supposed to allow agencies to comment on this, contracting officers to comment on it, and think through the implications carefully,” the worker told NPR. “By doing this, they’re essentially ramming things through hoping no one’s going to notice.”