对角支撑由建筑师留在地下室。我可以删除它吗？代替它？

I have a diagonal brace running across an interior wall in the basement, and it even goes partially into the floor concrete. Is this meant to be permanent, or was it supposed to be removed during construction? I want to finish the basement and put drywall there, but this obviously gets in the way. What are my options for dealing with it?I have a diagonal brace running across an inter