diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e0349c35aa..a59c8cd880 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ A more detailed list of changes is available in the corresponding milestones for
   - ...
 
 ### Changes to existing checks
+### On the Universal profile.
+  - **[no_debugging_tables]:** merged into unwanted_tables. (issue #4972)
+
 ### On the OpenType Profile
   - **[opentype/slant_direction]:** SKIP instead of ERROR if a font does not contain 'H' (PR #4969)
 
diff --git a/Lib/fontbakery/checks/no_debugging_tables.py b/Lib/fontbakery/checks/no_debugging_tables.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 6e7f3a737d..0000000000
--- a/Lib/fontbakery/checks/no_debugging_tables.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-from fontbakery.prelude import check, Message, WARN
-
-
-@check(
-    id="no_debugging_tables",
-    rationale="""
-        Tables such as `Debg` are useful in the pre-production stages of font
-        development, but add unnecessary bloat to a production font and should
-        be removed before release.
-    """,
-    severity=6,
-    proposal="https://github.com/fonttools/fontbakery/issues/3357",
-)
-def check_no_debugging_tables(ttFont):
-    """Ensure fonts do not contain any pre-production tables."""
-
-    DEBUGGING_TABLES = ["Debg", "FFTM"]
-    found = [t for t in DEBUGGING_TABLES if t in ttFont]
-    if found:
-        tables_list = ", ".join(found)
-        yield WARN, Message(
-            "has-debugging-tables",
-            f"This font file contains the following"
-            f" pre-production tables: {tables_list}",
-        )
diff --git a/Lib/fontbakery/checks/unwanted_tables.py b/Lib/fontbakery/checks/unwanted_tables.py
index 468201121f..e2dd888d89 100644
--- a/Lib/fontbakery/checks/unwanted_tables.py
+++ b/Lib/fontbakery/checks/unwanted_tables.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ def check_unwanted_tables(ttFont):
             " Although Harfbuzz now has optional AAT support,"
             " new fonts should not be using that."
         ),
+        "Debg": "FontTools debugging table",
     }
     unwanted_tables_found = []
     unwanted_tables_tags = set(UNWANTED_TABLES)
diff --git a/Lib/fontbakery/legacy_checkids.py b/Lib/fontbakery/legacy_checkids.py
index a6d07eea87..aadd958185 100644
--- a/Lib/fontbakery/legacy_checkids.py
+++ b/Lib/fontbakery/legacy_checkids.py
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
     "com.google.fonts/check/name/no_copyright_on_description":              "name/no_copyright_on_description",
     "com.google.fonts/check/name/trailing_spaces":                          "name/trailing_spaces",
     "com.google.fonts/check/glyf_nested_components":                        "nested_components",
-    "com.google.fonts/check/no_debugging_tables":                           "no_debugging_tables",
+    "com.google.fonts/check/no_debugging_tables":                           "unwanted_tables",
     "com.fontwerk/check/no_mac_entries":                                    "no_mac_entries",
     "com.google.fonts/check/cmap/alien_codepoints":                         "notofonts/cmap/alien_codepoints",
     "com.google.fonts/check/cmap/unexpected_subtables":                     "notofonts/cmap/unexpected_subtables",
diff --git a/Lib/fontbakery/profiles/adobefonts.py b/Lib/fontbakery/profiles/adobefonts.py
index 1a6eb588de..e9f7035b0c 100644
--- a/Lib/fontbakery/profiles/adobefonts.py
+++ b/Lib/fontbakery/profiles/adobefonts.py
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@
         "name/family_and_style_max_length",
         "name/italic_names",
         "nested_components",
-        "no_debugging_tables",
         "no_mac_entries",
         "overlapping_path_segments",
         "smallcaps_before_ligatures",
diff --git a/Lib/fontbakery/profiles/microsoft.py b/Lib/fontbakery/profiles/microsoft.py
index 96cb87f20c..5dde52d85e 100644
--- a/Lib/fontbakery/profiles/microsoft.py
+++ b/Lib/fontbakery/profiles/microsoft.py
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
         "name/char_restrictions",
         "name/family_and_style_max_length",
         "nested_components",
-        "no_debugging_tables",
         "no_mac_entries",
         "overlapping_path_segments",
         "smallcaps_before_ligatures",
diff --git a/Lib/fontbakery/profiles/universal.py b/Lib/fontbakery/profiles/universal.py
index fcddae0079..029c0e9f73 100644
--- a/Lib/fontbakery/profiles/universal.py
+++ b/Lib/fontbakery/profiles/universal.py
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
             "name/no_copyright_on_description",
             "name/italic_names",
             "nested_components",
-            "no_debugging_tables",
             "no_mac_entries",
             "os2_metrics_match_hhea",
             "ots",
diff --git a/tests/test_checks_no_debugging_tables.py b/tests/test_checks_no_debugging_tables.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 28022fd5af..0000000000
--- a/tests/test_checks_no_debugging_tables.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-from fontTools.ttLib import TTFont
-
-from conftest import check_id
-from fontbakery.codetesting import (
-    TEST_FILE,
-    assert_PASS,
-    assert_results_contain,
-)
-from fontbakery.status import WARN
-
-
-@check_id("no_debugging_tables")
-def test_check_no_debugging_tables(check):
-    """Ensure fonts do not contain any preproduction tables."""
-
-    ttFont = TTFont(TEST_FILE("overpassmono/OverpassMono-Regular.ttf"))
-    assert_results_contain(check(ttFont), WARN, "has-debugging-tables")
-
-    del ttFont["FFTM"]
-    assert_PASS(check(ttFont))
diff --git a/tests/test_checks_unwanted_tables.py b/tests/test_checks_unwanted_tables.py
index 438c1cdc6c..ceb3666eb9 100644
--- a/tests/test_checks_unwanted_tables.py
+++ b/tests/test_checks_unwanted_tables.py
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ def test_check_unwanted_tables(check):
         "TSI3",
         "TSI5",
         "prop",  # FIXME: Why is this one unwanted?
+        "Debg",  # Tables such as `Debg` are useful in the pre-production stages of
+        #          font development, but add unnecessary bloat to a production font
+        #          and should be removed before release.
     ]
     # Our reference Mada Regular font is good here:
     ttFont = TTFont(TEST_FILE("mada/Mada-Regular.ttf"))