Contractors have helped remove material from a nationalist bonfire site in Derry amid public safety concerns.
Pallets were removed from the site in the Galliagh area of the city early on Monday as the PSNI looked on.
Concerns had been raised about the bonfire site, which is owned by the Department for Communities (DfC).
Pallets and other material have been collected by young people from the area over recent weeks.
People living the district said they are worried someone will be hurt if the traditional August 15 pyre to mark the Catholic Feast of the Assumption goes ahead.
The removal of material at a bonfire site in the Galliagh area in 2012 sparked three nights of riots.
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A spokesman for DfC confirmed "that bonfire material at the Galliagh Linear Park site has been removed this morning for public safety reasons".
“This action is in line with the expressed wishes of the local community - in particular the residents directly affected by the bonfire, and the associated anti-social behaviour - and the advice of partner statutory agencies," he said.
“The department has taken the decision with care, informed by extensive engagement with community groups, residents and partner organisations.”
A spokesman for the PSNI said "contractors employed by the Department for Communities removed material from the site".
"Police were present to prevent a breach of the peace and ensure the safety of everyone.”
It emerged this month that a controversial anti-internment bonfire due to be held in the Bogside area of Derry has been called off.
Young people have also continued to collect material for another pyre in the Creggan area of Derry in recent weeks.
The pyre is also expected to be torched on August 15.
Young people have been urged not to burn pictures of loyalist flags and other emblems, including poppy wreaths and TUV elections posters, which have been posted online in recent weeks.
