diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/ContentEntityForm.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/ContentEntityForm.php
index b8c56b1..981fb90 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/ContentEntityForm.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/ContentEntityForm.php
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ public function form(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
       '#weight' => 99,
       '#attributes' => [
         'class' => ['entity-content-form-footer']
-      ]
+      ],
+      '#optional' => TRUE,
     ];
 
     return $form;