The Philadelphia Flyers are also cutting ties with singer Kate Smith.

One day after it was revealed the New York Yankees stopped using Smith’s rendition of “God Bless America” during home games due to her history of “potential racism," the Flyers are doing the same.

In a statement to NJ Advance Media, the team said it will stop using her version of the song and cover the statue that sits near Wells Fargo Center.

“We have recently become aware that several songs performed by Kate Smith contain offensive lyrics that do not reflect our values as an organization," the Flyers said. "As we continue to look into this serious matter, we are removing Kate Smith’s recording of 'God Bless America’ from our library and covering up the statue that stands outside of our arena.”

The Kate Smith statue near the Wells Fargo Center is covered, amid reports the @NHLFlyers have cut ties with Smith over racist song lyrics. pic.twitter.com/I6eCsT5oRl — Mike DeNardo (@_MikeDeNardo) April 19, 2019

Smith’s rendition of “God Bless America” has been part of Flyers history going back to 1969, and the team would use it specifically for important games. They used it twice during their 2018 first-round Stanley Cup Playoff series against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

The Daily News reported on Thursday the Yankees’ decision to stop using Smith’s version, which was played during the seventh-inning stretch of all home games since 2001.

Smith was a famous singer before and during WWII who recorded the offensive jingle, “Pickaninny Heaven,” which she directed at “colored children” who should fantasize about an amazing place with “great big watermelons,” among other treats. She shot a video for that song that takes place in an orphanage for black children, and much of the imagery is startlingly racist. She also recorded, “That’s Why Darkies Were Born,” which included the lyrics, “Someone had to pick the cotton. … That’s why darkies were born.”

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