If you do not want to defer the tax (or you are not eligible to) and you are getting the Line 18 error, enter a 0. If you are getting a Line 11 error with a 0, delete that 0 and leave the field empty/blank. This should work and allow you to e-file. But this is only if you do not want to defer the tax. I am assuming that you don't if you have gone through the steps of deleting the SE schedules.
Also, if you are not deferring taxes, verify that on your Form 1040 before you submit your taxes. Check Line 31. If it is blank, you have not deferred anything and you can safely e-file. If there is an amount on Line 31, look at your Schedule 3, Line 12e. That is the amount you are deferring - so it should be blank as well. @Terbojin
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