diff --git a/src/rust/cryptography-x509/src/certificate.rs b/src/rust/cryptography-x509/src/certificate.rs
index 59960242b..2a5616e93 100644
--- a/src/rust/cryptography-x509/src/certificate.rs
+++ b/src/rust/cryptography-x509/src/certificate.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ pub struct TbsCertificate<'a> {
 }
 
 impl<'a> TbsCertificate<'a> {
-    pub fn extensions(&'a self) -> Result<Option<Extensions<'a>>, asn1::ObjectIdentifier> {
+    pub fn extensions(&'a self) -> Result<Extensions<'a>, asn1::ObjectIdentifier> {
         Extensions::from_raw_extensions(self.raw_extensions.as_ref())
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/rust/cryptography-x509/src/extensions.rs b/src/rust/cryptography-x509/src/extensions.rs
index b1138fec2..51c283af3 100644
--- a/src/rust/cryptography-x509/src/extensions.rs
+++ b/src/rust/cryptography-x509/src/extensions.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pub type RawExtensions<'a> = common::Asn1ReadableOrWritable<
 ///
 /// In particular, an `Extensions` cannot be constructed from a `RawExtensions`
 /// that contains duplicated extensions (by OID).
-pub struct Extensions<'a>(RawExtensions<'a>);
+pub struct Extensions<'a>(Option<RawExtensions<'a>>);
 
 impl<'a> Extensions<'a> {
     /// Create an `Extensions` from the given `RawExtensions`.
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ impl<'a> Extensions<'a> {
     /// OID, if there are any duplicates.
     pub fn from_raw_extensions(
         raw: Option<&RawExtensions<'a>>,
-    ) -> Result<Option<Self>, asn1::ObjectIdentifier> {
+    ) -> Result<Self, asn1::ObjectIdentifier> {
         match raw {
             Some(raw_exts) => {
                 let mut seen_oids = HashSet::new();
@@ -38,22 +38,22 @@ impl<'a> Extensions<'a> {
                     }
                 }
 
-                Ok(Some(Self(raw_exts.clone())))
+                Ok(Self(Some(raw_exts.clone())))
             }
-            None => Ok(None),
+            None => Ok(Self(None)),
         }
     }
 
     /// Retrieves the extension identified by the given OID,
     /// or None if the extension is not present (or no extensions are present).
     pub fn get_extension(&self, oid: &asn1::ObjectIdentifier) -> Option<Extension> {
-        let mut extensions = self.0.unwrap_read().clone();
-
-        extensions.find(|ext| &ext.extn_id == oid)
+        self.0
+            .as_ref()
+            .and_then(|exts| exts.unwrap_read().clone().find(|ext| &ext.extn_id == oid))
     }
 
     /// Returns a reference to the underlying extensions.
-    pub fn as_raw(&self) -> &RawExtensions<'_> {
+    pub fn as_raw(&self) -> &Option<RawExtensions<'_>> {
         &self.0
     }
 }
@@ -245,9 +245,7 @@ mod tests {
         let der = asn1::write_single(&extensions).unwrap();
 
         let extensions: Extensions =
-            Extensions::from_raw_extensions(Some(&asn1::parse_single(&der).unwrap()))
-                .unwrap()
-                .unwrap();
+            Extensions::from_raw_extensions(Some(&asn1::parse_single(&der).unwrap())).unwrap();
 
         assert!(&extensions.get_extension(&BASIC_CONSTRAINTS_OID).is_some());
         assert!(&extensions
diff --git a/src/rust/src/x509/certificate.rs b/src/rust/src/x509/certificate.rs
index 3784b1c9a..dbe761fb9 100644
--- a/src/rust/src/x509/certificate.rs
+++ b/src/rust/src/x509/certificate.rs
@@ -194,8 +194,17 @@ impl Certificate {
         let mut tbs_precert = val.tbs_cert.clone();
         // Remove the SCT list extension
         match val.tbs_cert.extensions() {
-            Ok(Some(extensions)) => {
-                let readable_extensions = extensions.as_raw().unwrap_read().clone();
+            Ok(extensions) => {
+                let readable_extensions = match extensions.as_raw() {
+                    Some(raw_exts) => raw_exts.unwrap_read().clone(),
+                    None => {
+                        return Err(CryptographyError::from(
+                            pyo3::exceptions::PyValueError::new_err(
+                                "Could not find any extensions in TBS certificate",
+                            ),
+                        ))
+                    }
+                };
                 let ext_count = readable_extensions.len();
                 let filtered_extensions: Vec<Extension<'_>> = readable_extensions
                     .filter(|x| x.extn_id != oid::PRECERT_SIGNED_CERTIFICATE_TIMESTAMPS_OID)
@@ -210,15 +219,11 @@ impl Certificate {
                 let filtered_extensions: RawExtensions<'_> = Asn1ReadableOrWritable::new_write(
                     asn1::SequenceOfWriter::new(filtered_extensions),
                 );
+
                 tbs_precert.raw_extensions = Some(filtered_extensions);
                 let result = asn1::write_single(&tbs_precert)?;
                 Ok(pyo3::types::PyBytes::new(py, &result))
             }
-            Ok(None) => Err(CryptographyError::from(
-                pyo3::exceptions::PyValueError::new_err(
-                    "Could not find any extensions in TBS certificate",
-                ),
-            )),
             Err(oid) => {
                 let oid_obj = oid_to_py_oid(py, &oid)?;
                 Err(exceptions::DuplicateExtension::new_err((
diff --git a/src/rust/src/x509/common.rs b/src/rust/src/x509/common.rs
index 94ae58d38..3c42f0c5d 100644
--- a/src/rust/src/x509/common.rs
+++ b/src/rust/src/x509/common.rs
@@ -410,8 +410,8 @@ pub(crate) fn parse_and_cache_extensions<
 
     let x509_module = py.import(pyo3::intern!(py, "cryptography.x509"))?;
     let exts = pyo3::types::PyList::empty(py);
-    if let Some(extensions) = extensions {
-        for raw_ext in extensions.as_raw().unwrap_read().clone() {
+    if let Some(extensions) = extensions.as_raw() {
+        for raw_ext in extensions.unwrap_read().clone() {
             let oid_obj = oid_to_py_oid(py, &raw_ext.extn_id)?;
 
             let extn_value = match parse_ext(&raw_ext.extn_id, raw_ext.extn_value)? {