diff --git a/deps/k_release b/deps/k_release
index acf79a8b24..72dff9e511 100644
--- a/deps/k_release
+++ b/deps/k_release
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7.1.149
+7.1.150
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 16007fd653..3e596ddf14 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -352,16 +352,16 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1726963552,
-        "narHash": "sha256-01rb87Oc9cDh1MinneK/c96DbdQMVwnym9uYz1gKec4=",
+        "lastModified": 1727278052,
+        "narHash": "sha256-wrQ8ljp/BKJmR1PcDe+u9BdRZmKj9uDNGQWCY+AfuqE=",
         "owner": "runtimeverification",
         "repo": "k",
-        "rev": "7e06a35da4f5f757a8373c6cbf83e86f492bc75a",
+        "rev": "4d030ce509f0e4954a0f3d4f8f607801b652b5b4",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
         "owner": "runtimeverification",
-        "ref": "v7.1.149",
+        "ref": "v7.1.150",
         "repo": "k",
         "type": "github"
       }
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 3b4735ee0e..9951cc9f1b 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   description = "A flake for the KEVM Semantics";
 
   inputs = {
-    k-framework.url = "github:runtimeverification/k/v7.1.149";
+    k-framework.url = "github:runtimeverification/k/v7.1.150";
     nixpkgs.follows = "k-framework/nixpkgs";
     flake-utils.follows = "k-framework/flake-utils";
     rv-utils.follows = "k-framework/rv-utils";
diff --git a/kevm-pyk/poetry.lock b/kevm-pyk/poetry.lock
index 4be255f078..a429be4707 100644
--- a/kevm-pyk/poetry.lock
+++ b/kevm-pyk/poetry.lock
@@ -505,13 +505,13 @@ colors = ["colorama (>=0.4.6)"]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kframework"
-version = "7.1.149"
+version = "7.1.150"
 description = ""
 optional = false
 python-versions = "<4.0,>=3.10"
 files = [
-    {file = "kframework-7.1.149-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:2999608dd3a62556145c0e59608abde14812289b930fad44854ede3a3101c995"},
-    {file = "kframework-7.1.149.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:dff520a7478a02fc9cbb041b379cc8a1a06fb6557bd1dbd1df0fb6f8d9f20f46"},
+    {file = "kframework-7.1.150-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:e31fd668ac7cb7d44d36c4abbacaecee293a056744a8aff5a67ccde5725409ce"},
+    {file = "kframework-7.1.150.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:d3bcf827091bdac8ae885c304c327da9779ee6f013d78c764741eebc87fe4729"},
 ]
 
 [package.dependencies]
@@ -1195,4 +1195,4 @@ type = ["pytest-mypy"]
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "2.0"
 python-versions = "^3.10"
-content-hash = "10464615e397a582a48386b388f76d6a60cce8d03d2b90a0980f5b9b9b66d3fd"
+content-hash = "b915c92fb001c650558ead45670f028375d5d681933d9dd408d87430db0a90ec"
diff --git a/kevm-pyk/pyproject.toml b/kevm-pyk/pyproject.toml
index 5cd130a52a..1b6577f6f5 100644
--- a/kevm-pyk/pyproject.toml
+++ b/kevm-pyk/pyproject.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ authors = [
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
 python = "^3.10"
 pathos = "*"
-kframework = "7.1.149"
+kframework = "7.1.150"
 tomlkit = "^0.11.6"
 
 [tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies]
diff --git a/kevm-pyk/src/kevm_pyk/kevm.py b/kevm-pyk/src/kevm_pyk/kevm.py
index 2023cd8db4..bf74746c3f 100644
--- a/kevm-pyk/src/kevm_pyk/kevm.py
+++ b/kevm-pyk/src/kevm_pyk/kevm.py
@@ -20,13 +20,12 @@
 from pyk.kast.manip import abstract_term_safely, flatten_label, set_cell
 from pyk.kast.pretty import paren
 from pyk.kcfg.kcfg import Step
-from pyk.kcfg.semantics import KCFGSemantics
+from pyk.kcfg.semantics import DefaultSemantics
 from pyk.kcfg.show import NodePrinter
 from pyk.ktool.kprove import KProve
 from pyk.ktool.krun import KRun
 from pyk.prelude.bytes import BYTES, pretty_bytes
-from pyk.prelude.kbool import notBool
-from pyk.prelude.kint import INT, eqInt, gtInt, intToken, ltInt
+from pyk.prelude.kint import INT, gtInt, intToken, ltInt
 from pyk.prelude.ml import mlEqualsFalse, mlEqualsTrue
 from pyk.prelude.string import stringToken
 from pyk.prelude.utils import token
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@
 # KEVM class
 
 
-class KEVMSemantics(KCFGSemantics):
+class KEVMSemantics(DefaultSemantics):
     auto_abstract_gas: bool
     allow_symbolic_program: bool
     _cached_subst: Subst | None
@@ -98,6 +97,12 @@ def is_terminal(self, cterm: CTerm) -> bool:
 
         return False
 
+    def is_loop(self, cterm: CTerm) -> bool:
+        jumpi_pattern = KEVM.jumpi_applied(KVariable('###PCOUNT'), KVariable('###COND'))
+        pc_next_pattern = KEVM.pc_applied(KEVM.jumpi())
+        branch_pattern = KSequence([jumpi_pattern, pc_next_pattern, KEVM.sharp_execute(), KVariable('###CONTINUATION')])
+        return branch_pattern.match(cterm.cell('K_CELL')) is not None
+
     def same_loop(self, cterm1: CTerm, cterm2: CTerm) -> bool:
         # In the same program, at the same calldepth, at the same program counter
         for cell in ['PC_CELL', 'CALLDEPTH_CELL', 'PROGRAM_CELL']:
@@ -116,20 +121,6 @@ def same_loop(self, cterm1: CTerm, cterm2: CTerm) -> bool:
                 return True
         return False
 
-    def extract_branches(self, cterm: CTerm) -> list[KInner]:
-        k_cell = cterm.cell('K_CELL')
-        jumpi_pattern = KEVM.jumpi_applied(KVariable('###PCOUNT'), KVariable('###COND'))
-        pc_next_pattern = KEVM.pc_applied(KEVM.jumpi())
-        branch_pattern = KSequence([jumpi_pattern, pc_next_pattern, KEVM.sharp_execute(), KVariable('###CONTINUATION')])
-        if subst := branch_pattern.match(k_cell):
-            cond = subst['###COND']
-            if cond_subst := KEVM.bool_2_word(KVariable('###BOOL_2_WORD')).match(cond):
-                cond = cond_subst['###BOOL_2_WORD']
-            else:
-                cond = eqInt(cond, intToken(0))
-            return [mlEqualsTrue(cond), mlEqualsTrue(notBool(cond))]
-        return []
-
     def abstract_node(self, cterm: CTerm) -> CTerm:
         if not self.auto_abstract_gas:
             return cterm