Certification of No Change in Definitive Materials. (497j)

Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc.

One Beacon Street

Boston, MA 02108

February 4, 2014

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, DC  20549

RE:

DWS Core Fixed Income Fund, DWS Global Inflation Fund, DWS GNMA Fund, DWS High Income Fund, DWS Global High Income Fund, DWS Short Duration Fund, DWS Strategic Government Securities Fund, DWS Ultra-Short Duration Fund and DWS Unconstrained Income Fund (collectively, the “Funds”), each a series of DWS Income Trust (the “Trust”); (Reg. Nos. 002-91577; 811-04049)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Trust hereby certifies that the form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information that would have been filed on behalf of the Funds pursuant to Rule 497(c) upon the effectiveness of Post-Effective Amendment No. 71 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (the “Amendment”) would not have differed from that contained in the Amendment, which is the most recent amendment to such Registration Statement relating to the Funds and was filed electronically on January 31, 2014.

Any comments or questions regarding this filing should be directed to the undersigned at [phone].

Very truly yours,

/s/Laura McCollum

Laura McCollum, Esq.

Vice President and Counsel

Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc.

cc:           John Marten, Esq., Vedder Price P.C.