diff --git a/superset/connectors/sqla/models.py b/superset/connectors/sqla/models.py
index 0fb6613ec565..0b62f0986264 100644
--- a/superset/connectors/sqla/models.py
+++ b/superset/connectors/sqla/models.py
@@ -80,11 +80,13 @@
 from superset.common.utils.time_range_utils import get_since_until_from_time_range
 from superset.connectors.base.models import BaseColumn, BaseDatasource, BaseMetric
 from superset.connectors.sqla.utils import (
+    find_cached_objects_in_session,
     get_columns_description,
     get_physical_table_metadata,
     get_virtual_table_metadata,
     validate_adhoc_subquery,
 )
+from superset.datasets.models import Dataset as NewDataset
 from superset.db_engine_specs.base import BaseEngineSpec, CTE_ALIAS, TimestampExpression
 from superset.exceptions import (
     AdvancedDataTypeResponseError,
@@ -2088,6 +2090,21 @@ def update_column(  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
         # table is updated. This busts the cache key for all charts that use the table.
         session.execute(update(SqlaTable).where(SqlaTable.id == target.table.id))
 
+        # TODO: This shadow writing is deprecated
+        # if table itself has changed, shadow-writing will happen in `after_update` anyway
+        if target.table not in session.dirty:
+            dataset: NewDataset = (
+                session.query(NewDataset)
+                .filter_by(uuid=target.table.uuid)
+                .one_or_none()
+            )
+            # Update shadow dataset and columns
+            # did we find the dataset?
+            if not dataset:
+                # if dataset is not found create a new copy
+                target.table.write_shadow_dataset()
+                return
+
     @staticmethod
     def after_insert(
         mapper: Mapper,
@@ -2099,6 +2116,9 @@ def after_insert(
         """
         security_manager.dataset_after_insert(mapper, connection, sqla_table)
 
+        # TODO: deprecated
+        sqla_table.write_shadow_dataset()
+
     @staticmethod
     def after_delete(
         mapper: Mapper,
@@ -2117,11 +2137,53 @@ def after_update(
         sqla_table: "SqlaTable",
     ) -> None:
         """
-        Update dataset permissions after update
+        Update dataset permissions
         """
         # set permissions
         security_manager.dataset_after_update(mapper, connection, sqla_table)
 
+        # TODO: the shadow writing is deprecated
+        inspector = inspect(sqla_table)
+        session = inspector.session
+
+        # double-check that ``UPDATE``s are actually pending (this method is called even
+        # for instances that have no net changes to their column-based attributes)
+        if not session.is_modified(sqla_table, include_collections=True):
+            return
+
+        # find the dataset from the known instance list first
+        # (it could be either from a previous query or newly created)
+        dataset = next(
+            find_cached_objects_in_session(
+                session, NewDataset, uuids=[sqla_table.uuid]
+            ),
+            None,
+        )
+        # if not found, pull from database
+        if not dataset:
+            dataset = (
+                session.query(NewDataset).filter_by(uuid=sqla_table.uuid).one_or_none()
+            )
+        if not dataset:
+            sqla_table.write_shadow_dataset()
+            return
+
+    def write_shadow_dataset(
+        self: "SqlaTable",
+    ) -> None:
+        """
+        This method is deprecated
+        """
+        session = inspect(self).session
+        # most of the write_shadow_dataset functionality has been removed
+        # but leaving this portion in
+        # to remove later because it is adding a Database relationship to the session
+        # and there is some functionality that depends on this
+        if self.database_id and (
+            not self.database or self.database.id != self.database_id
+        ):
+            self.database = session.query(Database).filter_by(id=self.database_id).one()
+
 
 sa.event.listen(SqlaTable, "before_update", SqlaTable.before_update)
 sa.event.listen(SqlaTable, "after_update", SqlaTable.after_update)
diff --git a/superset/datasets/dao.py b/superset/datasets/dao.py
index aed50574cb98..d260df361000 100644
--- a/superset/datasets/dao.py
+++ b/superset/datasets/dao.py
@@ -15,11 +15,9 @@
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 import logging
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Union
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
 
-from flask_appbuilder.models.sqla.interface import SQLAInterface
 from sqlalchemy.exc import SQLAlchemyError
-from sqlalchemy.orm import joinedload
 
 from superset.connectors.sqla.models import SqlaTable, SqlMetric, TableColumn
 from superset.dao.base import BaseDAO
@@ -37,26 +35,6 @@ class DatasetDAO(BaseDAO):  # pylint: disable=too-many-public-methods
     model_cls = SqlaTable
     base_filter = DatasourceFilter
 
-    @classmethod
-    def find_by_ids(cls, model_ids: Union[List[str], List[int]]) -> List[SqlaTable]:
-        """
-        Find a List of models by a list of ids, if defined applies `base_filter`
-        """
-        id_col = getattr(SqlaTable, cls.id_column_name, None)
-        if id_col is None:
-            return []
-
-        # the joinedload option ensures that the database is
-        # available in the session later and not lazy loaded
-        query = (
-            db.session.query(SqlaTable)
-            .options(joinedload(SqlaTable.database))
-            .filter(id_col.in_(model_ids))
-        )
-        data_model = SQLAInterface(SqlaTable, db.session)
-        query = DatasourceFilter(cls.id_column_name, data_model).apply(query, None)
-        return query.all()
-
     @staticmethod
     def get_database_by_id(database_id: int) -> Optional[Database]:
         try: