diff --git a/superset/models/dashboard.py b/superset/models/dashboard.py
index 98baa83278208..e8f53dddb5846 100644
--- a/superset/models/dashboard.py
+++ b/superset/models/dashboard.py
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ class Dashboard(AuditMixinNullable, ImportExportMixin, Model):
         secondary="tagged_object",
         primaryjoin="and_(Dashboard.id == TaggedObject.object_id, "
         "TaggedObject.object_type == 'dashboard')",
-        secondaryjoin="and_(TaggedObject.tag_id == Tag.id)",
-        passive_deletes=True,
+        secondaryjoin="TaggedObject.tag_id == Tag.id",
+        viewonly=True,  # cascading deletion already handled by superset.tags.models.ObjectUpdater.after_delete
     )
     published = Column(Boolean, default=False)
     is_managed_externally = Column(Boolean, nullable=False, default=False)
diff --git a/superset/models/slice.py b/superset/models/slice.py
index e4c6a35ae870c..c30e643b7df24 100644
--- a/superset/models/slice.py
+++ b/superset/models/slice.py
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ class Slice(  # pylint: disable=too-many-public-methods
         overlaps="objects,tag,tags",
         primaryjoin="and_(Slice.id == TaggedObject.object_id, "
         "TaggedObject.object_type == 'chart')",
-        secondaryjoin="and_(TaggedObject.tag_id == Tag.id)",
-        passive_deletes=True,
+        secondaryjoin="TaggedObject.tag_id == Tag.id",
+        viewonly=True,  # cascading deletion already handled by superset.tags.models.ObjectUpdater.after_delete
     )
     table = relationship(
         "SqlaTable",
diff --git a/superset/models/sql_lab.py b/superset/models/sql_lab.py
index 4abed734369bb..6f25a5a66058c 100644
--- a/superset/models/sql_lab.py
+++ b/superset/models/sql_lab.py
@@ -418,8 +418,8 @@ class SavedQuery(
         overlaps="objects,tag,tags",
         primaryjoin="and_(SavedQuery.id == TaggedObject.object_id, "
         "TaggedObject.object_type == 'query')",
-        secondaryjoin="and_(TaggedObject.tag_id == Tag.id)",
-        passive_deletes=True,
+        secondaryjoin="TaggedObject.tag_id == Tag.id",
+        viewonly=True,  # cascading deletion already handled by superset.tags.models.ObjectUpdater.after_delete
     )
 
     export_parent = "database"