No this is not a form IRS likes to see on everyone's taxes because it does lower taxable income if you qualify for the deduction. IRS would prefer if you pay more tax than less. If leaving this blank gets rid of the form, by all means leave the entry blank rather than putting a zero into the form just so you can move past this in your return.
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