The Social Security Administration announced on Monday that it will be closing the Office of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity and placing all of the office’s employees on administrative leave.

In a press release, the SSA called the office “duplicative.”

“Our focus is supporting President Trump’s priorities, which include streamlining functions and prioritizing essential work,” said Lee Dudek, acting commissioner of Social Security. “Terminating the Office of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity, and reassigning statutory responsibilities performed by this office, advances the President’s goal to make all of government more efficient in serving the American public.”

Equal employment opportunity complaints and reasonable accommodation requests will now be transferred to other SSA components, the agency said.

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The dissolving of the office comes as the Trump administration is seeking to slash the size of the federal government through the Department of Government Efficiency. 

However, Trump has promised not to touch Social Security benefits.