If it's supported it will be used, e.g. by vendors which decide for some reason to use it
Null encryption used to be supported as well, and no one was forced to use it.
But when something insecure is supported by a protocol it will lead to security hiccups.
If it's dangerous it shouldn't be supported.
But that’s not what the IETF is. They don’t police, they encourage collaboration and standardization between implementers.