diff --git a/forte/data/data_pack.py b/forte/data/data_pack.py
index 944fd40e1..cffb8dd5a 100644
--- a/forte/data/data_pack.py
+++ b/forte/data/data_pack.py
@@ -1575,14 +1575,14 @@ def get(  # type: ignore
         def require_annotations(entry_class=Annotation) -> bool:
             if self._data_store._is_subclass(entry_type_, entry_class):
                 return True
-            if self._data_store._is_subclass(entry_type_, Link):
-                link_class = as_entry_type(entry_type_)
+
+            curr_class: Type[EntryType] = as_entry_type(entry_type_)
+            if issubclass(curr_class, Link):
                 return issubclass(
-                    link_class.ParentType, entry_class
-                ) and issubclass(link_class.ChildType, entry_class)
-            if self._data_store._is_subclass(entry_type_, Group):
-                group_class = as_entry_type(entry_type_)
-                return issubclass(group_class.MemberType, entry_class)
+                    curr_class.ParentType, entry_class
+                ) and issubclass(curr_class.ChildType, entry_class)
+            if issubclass(curr_class, Group):
+                return issubclass(curr_class.MemberType, entry_class)
             return False
 
         # If we don't have any annotations but the items to check requires them,
@@ -2071,3 +2071,4 @@ def in_audio_span(self, inner_entry: Union[int, Entry], span: Span) -> bool:
             # check here.
             return False
         return inner_begin >= span.begin and inner_end <= span.end
+