diff --git a/src/aiida_quantumespresso/utils/decorators.py b/src/aiida_quantumespresso/utils/decorators.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61a9fcb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/aiida_quantumespresso/utils/decorators.py
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""Decorators for several purposes."""
+
+
+def remove_none_overrides(func):
+    """Remove namespaces of the returned builder of a `get_builder*` method."""
+
+    def recursively_remove_nones(item):
+        """Recursively remove keys with None values from dictionaries."""
+        if isinstance(item, dict):
+            return {key: recursively_remove_nones(value) for key, value in item.items() if value is not None}
+        return item
+
+    def remove_keys_from_builder(builder, keys, path=()):
+        """Recursively remove specified keys from the builder based on a path."""
+        if not keys:
+            return
+        current_level = keys.pop(0)
+        if hasattr(builder, current_level):
+            if keys:
+                next_attr = getattr(builder, current_level)
+                remove_keys_from_builder(next_attr, keys, path + (current_level,))
+            else:
+                delattr(builder, current_level)
+
+    def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
+        """Wrap the function."""
+        if 'overrides' in kwargs and kwargs['overrides'] is not None:
+            original_overrides = kwargs['overrides']
+
+            # Identify paths to keys with None values to be removed
+            paths_to_remove = []
+
+            def find_paths(item, path=()):
+                """Find the paths to remove."""
+                if isinstance(item, dict):
+                    for key, value in item.items():
+                        if value is None:
+                            paths_to_remove.append(path + (key,))
+                        else:
+                            find_paths(value, path + (key,))
+
+            find_paths(original_overrides)
+
+            # Recursively remove keys with None values from overrides
+            cleaned_overrides = recursively_remove_nones(original_overrides)
+            kwargs['overrides'] = cleaned_overrides
+
+            # Call the original function to get the builder
+            builder = func(*args, **kwargs)
+
+            # Remove specified keys from the builder
+            for path in paths_to_remove:
+                remove_keys_from_builder(builder, list(path))
+
+            return builder
+
+        return func(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    return wrapper
diff --git a/src/aiida_quantumespresso/workflows/pw/bands.py b/src/aiida_quantumespresso/workflows/pw/bands.py
index d4d0a32e..41d2f267 100644
--- a/src/aiida_quantumespresso/workflows/pw/bands.py
+++ b/src/aiida_quantumespresso/workflows/pw/bands.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from aiida.engine import ToContext, WorkChain, if_
 
 from aiida_quantumespresso.calculations.functions.seekpath_structure_analysis import seekpath_structure_analysis
+from aiida_quantumespresso.utils.decorators import remove_none_overrides
 from aiida_quantumespresso.utils.mapping import prepare_process_inputs
 from aiida_quantumespresso.workflows.pw.base import PwBaseWorkChain
 from aiida_quantumespresso.workflows.pw.relax import PwRelaxWorkChain
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ def get_protocol_filepath(cls):
         return files(pw_protocols) / 'bands.yaml'
 
     @classmethod
+    @remove_none_overrides
     def get_builder_from_protocol(cls, code, structure, protocol=None, overrides=None, options=None, **kwargs):
         """Return a builder prepopulated with inputs selected according to the chosen protocol.
 
diff --git a/src/aiida_quantumespresso/workflows/pw/base.py b/src/aiida_quantumespresso/workflows/pw/base.py
index 4a3ab038..66121fe0 100644
--- a/src/aiida_quantumespresso/workflows/pw/base.py
+++ b/src/aiida_quantumespresso/workflows/pw/base.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 from aiida_quantumespresso.calculations.functions.create_kpoints_from_distance import create_kpoints_from_distance
 from aiida_quantumespresso.common.types import ElectronicType, RestartType, SpinType
+from aiida_quantumespresso.utils.decorators import remove_none_overrides
 from aiida_quantumespresso.utils.defaults.calculation import pw as qe_defaults
 
 from ..protocols.utils import ProtocolMixin
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ def get_protocol_filepath(cls):
         return files(pw_protocols) / 'base.yaml'
 
     @classmethod
+    @remove_none_overrides
     def get_builder_from_protocol(
         cls,
         code,
diff --git a/tests/workflows/protocols/pw/test_bands.py b/tests/workflows/protocols/pw/test_bands.py
index 9ffbf0c6..2ab7d77f 100644
--- a/tests/workflows/protocols/pw/test_bands.py
+++ b/tests/workflows/protocols/pw/test_bands.py
@@ -103,3 +103,29 @@ def test_options(fixture_code, generate_structure):
         builder.bands.pw.metadata,  # pylint: disable=no-member
     ):
         assert subspace['options']['queue_name'] == queue_name, subspace
+
+
+def test_pop_none_overrides(fixture_code, generate_structure):
+    """Test popping `None` input overrides specified in ``get_builder_from_protocol()`` method."""
+    code = fixture_code('quantumespresso.pw')
+    structure = generate_structure()
+
+    overrides = {'relax': {'base_final_scf': None}}
+    builder = PwBandsWorkChain.get_builder_from_protocol(code, structure, overrides=overrides)
+
+    assert 'base_final_scf' not in builder['relax']  # pylint: disable=no-member
+
+    overrides = {'relax': None}
+    builder = PwBandsWorkChain.get_builder_from_protocol(code, structure, overrides=overrides)
+
+    assert 'relax' not in builder  # pylint: disable=no-member
+
+    overrides = {'relax': {'base': {'pw': {'parameters': {'SYSTEM': {'ecutwfc': None}}}}}}
+    builder = PwBandsWorkChain.get_builder_from_protocol(code, structure, overrides=overrides)
+
+    assert 'ecutwfc' in builder['relax']['base']['pw']['parameters']['SYSTEM']  # pylint: disable=no-member
+
+    overrides = {'relax': {'base': {'pw': {'parameters': None}}}}
+    builder = PwBandsWorkChain.get_builder_from_protocol(code, structure, overrides=overrides)
+
+    assert 'parameters' not in builder['relax']['base']['pw']  # pylint: disable=no-member
diff --git a/tests/workflows/protocols/pw/test_base.py b/tests/workflows/protocols/pw/test_base.py
index d4b398c6..2376ee5b 100644
--- a/tests/workflows/protocols/pw/test_base.py
+++ b/tests/workflows/protocols/pw/test_base.py
@@ -241,3 +241,14 @@ def test_options(fixture_code, generate_structure):
 
     assert metadata['options']['queue_name'] == queue_name
     assert metadata['options']['withmpi'] == withmpi
+
+
+def test_pop_none_overrides(fixture_code, generate_structure):
+    """Test popping `None` input overrides specified in ``get_builder_from_protocol()`` method."""
+    code = fixture_code('quantumespresso.pw')
+    structure = generate_structure()
+
+    overrides = {'kpoints_distance': None}
+    builder = PwBaseWorkChain.get_builder_from_protocol(code, structure, overrides=overrides)
+
+    assert 'kpoints_distance' not in builder  # pylint: disable=no-member