Can i remove the google bar below the apps on Android Oreo?

[Black_Knight_7]

Beneath the perma-apps on Oreo (the 5 apps that stay in each screen) there is suddenly a Google search bar that I can't remove and it's super annoying

 

[chanchan05]

You may have to use a different launcher.

 

[Black_Knight_7]

Damn. The thing is it definitely has not been here until sometime today. No way I haven't seen it the time I've been using my Pixel. It's not a huge deal but you'd think it would be something I could disable