Exhibit (j)(2)

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-1A of Deutsche DWS Municipal Trust of our report dated December 20, 2018, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights, which appears in DWS Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund’s Annual Report on Form N-CSR for the year ended October 31, 2018. We also consent to the references to us under the headings “Financial Highlights” and “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, Reports to Shareholders and Financial Statements” in such Registration Statement.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

January 27, 2020