A traffic island at South Brisbane has been ripped up after the Brisbane City Council was ridiculed for installing a traffic island near the Annerley Road gutter, while leaving a painted bike lane unprotected.

Cyclists had lambasted the council for building the islands between Annerley Road's bike lane and the gutter, when they said they could have been installed to provide the bike lane some protection.

These traffic islands on Annerley Road have been ripped out after coming under criticism from cyclists. Credit:Twitter - @mikefc

Brisbane's deputy mayor agreed.

Adrian Schrinner, also the council's public and active transport chairman, ordered the traffic island be torn up and started again after cyclists tweeted him photos.