diff --git a/src/parser/AsciiComponentClass.cpp b/src/parser/AsciiComponentClass.cpp
index de7a40d4..44ecb5bb 100644
--- a/src/parser/AsciiComponentClass.cpp
+++ b/src/parser/AsciiComponentClass.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ AsciiComponentClass *AsciiComponentClass::clone() const {
 }
 
 bool AsciiComponentClass::class_empty(void) const {
-    return cr.none() && cr_ucp.none();
+    assert(finalized);
+    return cr.none();
 }
 
 void AsciiComponentClass::createRange(unichar to) {
diff --git a/src/parser/ComponentClass.cpp b/src/parser/ComponentClass.cpp
index 4570734d..43c05898 100644
--- a/src/parser/ComponentClass.cpp
+++ b/src/parser/ComponentClass.cpp
@@ -441,7 +441,6 @@ void ComponentClass::addDash(void) {
 }
 
 void ComponentClass::negate() {
-    assert(class_empty());
     m_negate = true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/parser/ComponentClass.h b/src/parser/ComponentClass.h
index ce3b49f3..1cb1a7d0 100644
--- a/src/parser/ComponentClass.h
+++ b/src/parser/ComponentClass.h
@@ -232,8 +232,12 @@ public:
     Component *accept(ComponentVisitor &v) override = 0;
     void accept(ConstComponentVisitor &v) const override = 0;
 
-     /** True iff we have already started adding members to the class. This is
-      * a different concept to Component::empty */
+    /** \brief True if the class contains no members (i.e. it will not match
+     * against anything). This function can only be called on a finalized
+     * class.
+     *
+     * Note: This is a different concept to Component::empty.
+     */
     virtual bool class_empty(void) const = 0;
 
     virtual void add(PredefinedClass c, bool negated) = 0;
diff --git a/src/parser/Utf8ComponentClass.cpp b/src/parser/Utf8ComponentClass.cpp
index 72fc2146..3a6a85a4 100644
--- a/src/parser/Utf8ComponentClass.cpp
+++ b/src/parser/Utf8ComponentClass.cpp
@@ -484,7 +484,8 @@ UTF8ComponentClass *UTF8ComponentClass::clone() const {
 }
 
 bool UTF8ComponentClass::class_empty(void) const {
-    return cps.none() && cps_ucp.none();
+    assert(finalized);
+    return cps.none();
 }
 
 void UTF8ComponentClass::createRange(unichar to) {
diff --git a/unit/hyperscan/bad_patterns.txt b/unit/hyperscan/bad_patterns.txt
index 837ba871..3b13e064 100644
--- a/unit/hyperscan/bad_patterns.txt
+++ b/unit/hyperscan/bad_patterns.txt
@@ -132,3 +132,4 @@
 132:/[a[==]]/ #Unsupported POSIX collating element at index 2.
 133:/[a[.\].]]/ #Unsupported POSIX collating element at index 2.
 134:/[a[=\]=]]/ #Unsupported POSIX collating element at index 2.
+135:/[^\D\d]/8W #Pattern can never match.