diff --git a/pystac/extensions/classification.py b/pystac/extensions/classification.py
index 389cba831..20f0f27e6 100644
--- a/pystac/extensions/classification.py
+++ b/pystac/extensions/classification.py
@@ -574,8 +574,6 @@ def __init__(self, asset: pystac.Asset):
         self.asset = asset
         self.asset_href = asset.href
         self.properties = asset.extra_fields
-        if asset.owner is not None and RasterExtension.has_extension(asset.owner):
-            RasterExtension.ext(self.asset).bands
         if asset.owner and isinstance(asset.owner, pystac.Item):
             self.additional_read_properties = [asset.owner.properties]
 
diff --git a/tests/extensions/test_classification.py b/tests/extensions/test_classification.py
index f17232335..222a1a7fd 100644
--- a/tests/extensions/test_classification.py
+++ b/tests/extensions/test_classification.py
@@ -55,6 +55,48 @@ def test_stac_extensions(landsat_item: Item) -> None:
     assert ClassificationExtension.has_extension(landsat_item)
 
 
+def test_fails_on_incompatible_object() -> None:
+    with pytest.raises(pystac.ExtensionTypeError):
+        ClassificationExtension.ext("dummy")
+
+
+def test_classification_object() -> None:
+    c = Classification.create(
+        name="dummy",
+        description="empty class",
+        value=0,
+        color_hint="FF00AB"
+    )
+    assert c.name == "dummy"
+    assert c.description == "empty class"
+    assert c.color_hint == "FF00AB"
+    assert c.value == 0
+
+    assert Classification(c.to_dict()) == c
+    with pytest.raises(NotImplementedError):
+        c == "blah"
+
+
+def test_bitfield_object() -> None:
+    b = Bitfield.create(
+        offset=0,
+        length=1,
+        classes=[
+            Classification.create(description="no", value=0),
+            Classification.create(description="yes", value=1),
+        ],
+        roles = ["data"],
+        description = "dummy description",
+        name = "dummy"
+    )
+    assert b.offset == 0
+    assert b.length == 1
+    assert len(b.classes) == 2
+    assert b.roles == ["data"]
+    assert b.description == "dummy description"
+    assert b.name == "dummy"
+
+
 def test_get_schema_uri(landsat_item: Item) -> None:
     assert any(
         [
@@ -69,7 +111,7 @@ def test_ext_raises_if_item_does_not_conform(plain_item: Item) -> None:
         ClassificationExtension.ext(plain_item)
 
 
-def test_apply(plain_item: Item) -> None:
+def test_apply_bitfields(plain_item: Item) -> None:
     ClassificationExtension.add_to(plain_item)
     ClassificationExtension.ext(plain_item).apply(
         bitfields=[
@@ -113,6 +155,37 @@ def test_apply(plain_item: Item) -> None:
     )
 
 
+def test_create_classes(plain_item: Item) -> None:
+    ClassificationExtension.add_to(plain_item)
+    ext = ClassificationExtension.ext(plain_item)
+    ext.apply(
+        bitfields=[
+            Bitfield.create(
+                offset=0,
+                length=1,
+                classes=[
+                    Classification.create(description="no", value=0),
+                    Classification.create(description="yes", value=1),
+                ],
+            )
+        ]
+    )
+    ext.classes = [
+        Classification.create(description="no", value=0),
+        Classification.create(description="yes", value=1),
+    ]
+    assert ext.bitfields is None
+    ext.bitfields = [Bitfield.create(
+        offset=0,
+        length=1,
+        classes=[
+            Classification.create(description="no", value=0),
+            Classification.create(description="yes", value=1),
+        ],
+    )]
+    assert ext.classes is None
+
+
 def test_create() -> None:
     field = Bitfield.create(
         name="cloud_confidence",
@@ -200,6 +273,7 @@ def test_validate_classification(landsat_item: Item) -> None:
 
 def test_add_item_classes(plain_item: Item) -> None:
     item_ext = ClassificationExtension.ext(plain_item, add_if_missing=True)
+    item_ext.__repr__()
     assert item_ext.classes is None
     item_ext.classes = [Classification.create(description="dummy", value=0)]
     assert item_ext.properties[CLASSES_PROP] == [{"value": 0, "description": "dummy"}]
@@ -210,6 +284,7 @@ def test_add_asset_classes(plain_item: Item) -> None:
     asset = plain_item.assets["analytic"]
     assert CLASSES_PROP not in asset.extra_fields.keys()
     asset_ext = ClassificationExtension.ext(asset)
+    asset_ext.__repr__()
     asset_ext.classes = [Classification.create(value=0, description="dummy")]
     assert CLASSES_PROP in asset.extra_fields.keys()
     assert asset.extra_fields[CLASSES_PROP] == [{"value": 0, "description": "dummy"}]
@@ -220,4 +295,14 @@ def test_item_asset_raster_classes(collection: Collection) -> None:
         "cloud-mask-raster"
     ]
     raster_bands = cast(List[RasterBand], RasterExtension.ext(item_asset).bands)
-    assert ClassificationExtension.ext(raster_bands[0]).classes is not None
+    raster_bands_ext = ClassificationExtension.ext(raster_bands[0])
+    raster_bands_ext.__repr__()
+    assert raster_bands_ext.classes is not None
+
+
+def test_item_assets_extension(collection: Collection) -> None:
+    item_asset = ItemAssetsExtension.ext(collection, add_if_missing=True).item_assets[
+        "cloud-mask-raster"
+    ]
+    ext = ClassificationExtension.ext(item_asset)
+    ext.__repr__()